Fredonia is a city in Louisa County,

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, United States. The population was 222 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Fredonia was laid out in 1836, by Alvin Clark, who had a squatters claim on the land and was surveyed by John Gilliland. It is located on the east side of the

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, immediately below the junction of the Iowa and

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rivers. It is a part of section 20, township 75, range 4 west. It is said Alvin Clark and his brother Gibbs were the first settlers in Fredonia. As such it is one of the oldest continuously-incorporated towns in Iowa. It is sometimes claimed that Fredonia came near being the capital of Iowa and only lost by 1 vote. This however, was not a truly serious consideration in the House of Representatives, as many other names were being brought up at the time.

Geography

Fredonia is located just east of the confluence of the

and the Cedar River. The community of Columbus Junction lies to the southwest across the Iowa River.''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021 p. 51 According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 244 people, 83 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 93 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 74.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 2.0% Native American, 2.5%

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, 19.3% from

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, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 43.9% of the population. There were 83 households, of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were

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living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.53. The median age in the city was 29 years. 34.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.3% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 251 people, 87 households, and 64 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 92 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.06%

, 7.97% from

, and 5.98% from two or more races.

of any race were 31.47% of the population. There were 87 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.40. 32.3% are under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $18,125 for females. The

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for the city was $15,380. About 7.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the

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, including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.2% of those 65 or over.

References

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