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Everly is a city in
Clay County, Iowa Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,384. Its county seat is Spencer. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay Jr., a colonel who died in action in the Mexican–Amer ...
, United States. The population was 575 in the 2020 census, a decline from 647 in
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. The Ocheyedan River flows to the south and west of the city.


History

Everly was founded as Clark in 1884, but soon took its current name because there was already a Clarke,Iowa. Everly incorporated on April 7, 1902.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2020, there were 575 people, 260 households, and 157 families residing in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was 549.4 inhabitants per square mile (212.1/km2). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 271.3 per square mile (104.8/km2). The
racial Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of va ...
makeup of the city was 96.0%
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, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0%
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, 0.2% from other races and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.7% of the population. Of the 260 households, 27.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 8.5% were cohabitating couples, 24.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 21.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 39.6% of all households were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 23.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 and 44; 27.1% were from 45 and 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.


2010 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2010, there were 603 people, 270 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 294 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.7%
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, 0.2% Native American, and 0.2% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 270 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.


2000 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 647 people, 277 households, and 185 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 296 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.23%
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, and 0.77% from two or more races. There were 277 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $30,192 versus $21,375 for females. The
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for the city was $15,996. About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the
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, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


Education

Clay Central–Everly Community School District operates public schools serving the community. It was a part of the Everly School District until July 1, 1993, when it merged with Clay Central into Clay Central–Everly. Formerly the Fire Department and City Hall, the library is situated on the east side of Main Street.


Notable residents

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Francis H. Case Francis Higbee Case (December 9, 1896June 22, 1962) was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican. Biography Case was born in Everly, Iowa, t ...
,
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from
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
born in Everly * Vern Fear, professional baseball player who was born in Everly * Wattie Holm, professional baseball player who resided in Everly * Connie Kunzmann,
six-on-six basketball Six-on-six basketball or basquette is a largely archaic variant of basketball, usually played by women and girls. It is played with the same rules as regular basketball, with the following exceptions: #Teams have six players each instead of fiv ...
player for Everly High School * Waldo Wegner, Iowa State basketball player born in Everly


References


External links

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City-Data
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