Mingo is a city in

Jasper County, Iowa Jasper County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,813. The county seat is Newton. The county was organized in 1846 and is named after Sergeant William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero. Jasper Cou ...

, United States. The population was 302 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Mingo was

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ted in 1884. It is named from

Mingo, Ohio Mingo is an unincorporated community in northern Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43047. It is located along State Route 245. Mingo was originally known as Mulberry, and under ...

, a city name derived from the historic

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Mingo The Mingo people are an Iroquoian group of Native Americans, primarily Seneca and Cayuga, who migrated west from New York to the Ohio Country in the mid-18th century, and their descendants. Some Susquehannock survivors also joined them, and ...

people. The city was originally established as a coal mining community, along with many of its neighboring communities.

Geography

Mingo is located at (41.767764, -93.283772). 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 302 people, 120 households, and 89 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 134 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.7%

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, 0.7%

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, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 120 households, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were

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living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the city was 36.3 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 269 people, 107 households, and 78 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.88%

, and 1.12% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.86% of the population. There were 107 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were

living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 24.3% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,341, and the median income for a family was $44,000. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,834. About 1.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 10.8% of those 65 or over.

Education

Colfax–Mingo Community School District operates area public schools. The Colfax and Mingo school districts consolidated on July 1, 1985.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
" Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.

Notable person

* Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner (1859–1915), physician, writer * Carolyn Hunt (born 1937), First Lady of North Carolina

References

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