Duncan is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Hancock County, Iowa
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,795. The county seat is Garner. The county was founded on January 15, 1851, and named in honor of John Hancock, a leader of the Continental Con ...
, United States. The population was 131 at the
2010 census.
History
Duncan was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1900. The community's population was 25 in 1902, and 20 in 1925.
Geography
Duncan is located at , east of
Britt and west of
Garner, along
U.S. Route 18.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...
, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.90%, is water.
Demographics
Education
Duncan is a part of the
Garner–Hayfield–Ventura Community School District. It was previously in the
Garner–Hayfield Community School District, which merged into the current GHV district on July 1, 2015.
REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
" Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
References
Census-designated places in Iowa
Census-designated places in Hancock County, Iowa
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