Klemme is a city 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 Cong ...

, United States. The population was 441 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

The city is named for Harmon J. Klemme, the original land owner. Klemme was established in 1889, and incorporated in 1899. Harmon Klemme's Klemme home is preserved as the Klemme Homestead Museum. His home in Belmond, Iowa, where he lived for many years, is the Klemme House Bed and Breakfast. A large

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is located southwest of Klemme.

Geography

Klemme is located at (43.007317, -93.601321) near the East Branch Iowa River. 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 507 people, 219 households, and 132 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 252 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.2%

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, and 0.8% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 219 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were

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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the city was 39.6 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 593 people, 246 households, and 170 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 268 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.82%

, 0.17%

, 1.01% from

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of any race were 3.04% of the population. There were 246 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were

living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.90. 25.5% are under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,614, and the median income for a family was $36,625. Males had a median income of $27,426 versus $18,281 for females. The

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for the city was $15,581. About 4.3% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Belmond–Klemme Community School District Belmond–Klemme Community School District (BKCSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Belmond, Iowa. It operates Belmond–Klemme Junior Senior High School, which has the district headquarters, and Richard O. Jacobson Elementary ...

serves the community. Klemme was long the home of the

Klemme Community School District Klemme Community School District was a school district in the town of Klemme, Iowa. The school was built in 1939 using money from a bond issue and the Public Works Administration. It expanded in 1957, with the addition of an elementary school. ...

, which had a 1939

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building with a 1957 expansion for elementary grades. Klemme High's last graduating class was the Class of 1990. The Belmond-Klemme district formed on July 1, 1994, as the Klemme district merged with the Belmond district. The school building closed after the district consolidation. Luverne Schmidt and his wife bought the school building in 2000, replaced the roof and for a period operated a restaurant there.

References

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