Fremont is a city in

Mahaska County, Iowa Mahaska County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 22,190. The county seat is Oskaloosa, Iowa, Oskaloosa. Mahaska County comprises the Oskal ...

, United States. The population was 708 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

In 1871, Fremont stretched for 8 blocks, 1/2 mile (under 1 km) along Main Street, with at least one house on every block on the north side of the street and a few houses on Washington Street, one block north. There was a

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, a hotel, three stores, a barber shop and a school. The town also had a physician, a blacksmith and a shoemaker. The Burlington and Western, a

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railroad and its competitor, the Iowa Central Railway built parallel tracks toward Oskaloosa. The Burlington and Western arrived in the fall of 1883 and was widened to

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in 1902 and taken over by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy the next year. the Minneapolis and St. Louis took over the Iowa Central around the same time. The Burlington line was abandoned in 1934. In 1905, Fremont had a grain elevator, live-stock pens, and a lumber yard on clustered around the Burlington depot on the south side of town, and a creamery, another stockyard, and grain elevator spread out on both sides of the Iowa Central depot along the north-east side. The school and hotel were on Main Street, and the post office was half a block north of Main.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 708 people, 285 households, and 194 families residing in the city. The

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was 666.3 inhabitants per square mile (257.3/km²). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 301.2 per square mile (116.3/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 96.0%

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, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.1% from other races and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.4% of the population. Of the 285 households, 34.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were

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living together, 12.3% were cohabitating couples, 18.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 21.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 31.9% of all households were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 38.9 years. 26.4% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.9% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 and 44; 24.0% were from 45 and 64; and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 743 people, 300 households, and 208 families living in the city. The

was . There were 327 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.7%

, 0.1%

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, 0.7% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 300 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were

living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 704 people, 283 households, and 198 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 300 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.43%

, 0.14% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population. There were 283 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were

living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% 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 2.95. 26.6% are under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $39,583, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the city was $16,925. About 5.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the

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, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within the Eddyville–Blakesburg–Fremont Community School District, formed by the 2012 merger of the Fremont Community School District and the Eddyville–Blakesburg Community School District.

Notable people

* Steve Bales – flight control engineer for NASA's

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mission * Ivan Combe – founder of Combe, Inc., creator of Clearasil, Odor Eaters, and leader in the Consumer Health Care industry * Herschel C. Loveless – 34th

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References

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