Editing Winfield, Iowa

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'''Winfield''' is a city in [[Henry County, Iowa|Henry County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 1,033 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Winfield was laid out in 1852. It experienced a growth with the arrival of the [[Burlington and Northwestern Railway]] in late 1876, connecting the town with [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]].  The line was extended along the east side of town and reached [[Washington, Iowa|Washington]] at the start of 1880, and in 1881, the [[Burlington and Western Railway]] was incorporated to build a line from Winfield to [[Oskaloosa, Iowa|Oskaloosa]].  The new line branched from the Burlington and Northwestern just north of town reached [[Coppock, Iowa|Coppock]]  the spring of 1882 and Oskaloosa in late 1883.  These were [[3 ft gauge railways]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyhenrycou00cogoog | title=The History of Henry County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c | publisher=Western Historical Company | year=1879 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyhenrycou00cogoog/page/n547 551]}}</ref><ref>Willard I. Toussaint, Charles Mason and the Burlington-Northwestern Narrow Gauge Railroad Railroad, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151201000314/http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7783&context=annals-of-iowa The Annals of Iowa, Vol. 38], No. 3 (Winter 1966); pages 186-203.</ref><ref>[http://iagenweb.org/henry/Maps/1900ishCoMap.htm Official Map, Henry County, Iowa], undated, circa 1900.  Posted to the web, Oct. 2018.</ref><ref>W. W. Baldwin, The Burlington and Northwestern Railway,[https://archive.org/details/cu31924030125623/page/n226/mode/1up Corporate History of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company], C. B. & Q., 1917; pages 203-207.</ref>

In 1882, the Chicago, Burlington and Pacific constructed a rail line west from a [[railroad ferry]] crossing of the [[Mississippi River]] at [[Oakville, Iowa]] to [[Oskaloosa, Iowa|Oskaloosa]].  This line passed Winfield along the south border of Winfield, and it largely paralleled the Burlington and Western to [[Oskaloosa, Iowa]].  The line was sold to the Central  Iowa Railway as soon as it was built, and that line became the [[Iowa Central Railway]] a few years later.<ref>Frank P. Donovan, Jr., The Iowa Central, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319115444/https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2874&context=palimpsest The Palimpsest, Vol. 32], No. 7 (7-1-1951); pages 249-257.</ref>

Winfield was the hometown of the sports reporter [[Bill Bryson Sr.]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bryson |first1=Bill |title=[[The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid]] |date=September 1, 2006 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |isbn=0385608268 |pages=Chapter 10, Down on the Farm}}</ref>

[[File:WinfieldIowaFreedomRock.jpg|thumb|left|Winfield Freedom Rock]]

==Geography==
Winfield is located in northeast Henry County just north of [[Iowa Highway 78]]. The East fork of [[Crooked Creek (Skunk River tributary)|Crooked Creek]] flows past just east of the city. [[Mount Pleasant, Iowa|Mount Pleasant]] is approximately 12 miles to the southwest.<ref name=atlas>''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021, p. 61 {{isbn|1946494003}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1890|461
|1900|820
|1910|934
|1920|1027
|1930|933
|1940|864
|1950|888
|1960|862
|1970|897
|1980|1042
|1990|1051
|2000|1131
|2010|1134
|2020|1033
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
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===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 1,033 people, 415 households, and 265 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 992.3 inhabitants per square mile (383.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 457 housing units at an average density of 439.0 per square mile (169.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 91.1% [[White Americans|White]], 0.5% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from other races and 5.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 5.1% of the population.

Of the 415 households, 33.0% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% were cohabitating couples, 28.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 19.8% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.1% of all households were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 40.0 years. 27.2% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 and 44; 24.8% were from 45 and 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,134 people, 437 households, and 302 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1080.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 482 housing units at an average density of {{convert|459.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 437 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,131 people, 437 households, and 280 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,089.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 471 housing units at an average density of {{convert|453.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.80% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 437 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.18.

29.8% were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $44,500. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $23,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,949. About 11.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:WinfieldMtUnionSchool.jpg|thumb|Winfield - Mt. Union highschool (upper left) and associated athletic fields]]
Winfield is home to the [[Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District]].<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1931830&DistrictID=1931830|title=Winfield-Mt. Union Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=2020-09-03}}</ref>  WMU is classified as a 1A school. Their football team has been 8-player since 2015. Their mascot is the Wolves, and is a member of the [[Southeast Iowa Superconference]] (SEISC) North Division.

==Notable people==
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*[[Harry Edward Stinson]], sculptor.<ref>[http://www.winfieldhistoricalsociety.com/stinsonsotheby%27s.htm Stinson painting to be sold by Sotheby's]</ref>
*[[Bill Bryson Sr.|Bill Bryson, Sr.]], sportswriter

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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.winfieldiowa.com/}}

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