Middle Amana is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Iowa County, Iowa Iowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,662. The county seat is Marengo. Iowa County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state they are l ...

, United States. It is the largest of the seven villages of the

Amana Colonies The Amana Colonies are seven villages on located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: ''Haupt-Amana''), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. The villages ...

, all designated as a

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. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Middle Amana was 581.

Geography

Middle Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the north side of the valley of the

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. It is west of Amana and east of High Amana. According to the

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, the Middle Amana CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

History

In 1881, Middle Amana contained a woolen mill, starch factory, machine shop, wagon shop, blacksmith shop, book printing and bindery, brick yard, general store, school, and meeting house.

Education

Clear Creek–Amana Community School District operates public schools serving the community. Amana Elementary School is in Middle Amana, and Clear Creek–Amana Middle School and

Clear Creek–Amana High School Clear Creek Amana High School, or CCA High School, is a public senior high school in Tiffin, Iowa and a part of the Clear Creek–Amana Community School District. It serves the entire district. A Clipper Ship is the school mascot. The school ...

are in

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Amana High School Amana High School was a senior high school in Middle Amana, in the Amana Colonies area of Iowa, United States. It was created in 1935, when residents voted in favor for a bond to establish a high school in two adjacent structures: a brick school b ...

in Middle Amana was established after a 1935 bond election.Hoehnle, Peter. ''Amana Colonies: 1932-1945''.

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, 2016. , 9781467115407. p
108
The school closed in 1991.Hoehnle, Peter. ''Amana Colonies: 1932-1945''.

, 2016. , 9781467115407. p
110
Clear Creek–Amana Middle School was previously in Middle Amana.
Clear Creek–Amana Middle School. February 23, 1999. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. "3023 220th Trail Middle Amana, Iowa 52307".

Notable person

Bill Zuber William Henry Zuber (March 26, 1913 – November 2, 1982) was a professional baseball pitcher. He had an 11-year Major League Baseball career between 1936 and 1947. He pitched his entire career in the American League with the Cleveland Indians, Wa ...

, baseball player and restaurateur

References

External links

Amana Church Society
Amana Colonies Geography of Iowa County, Iowa {{Iowa-stub