Schleswig is a city in

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, United States. The population was 830 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Schleswig was laid out in 1899. The city was named after the

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and

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, from which the original settlers came.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 830 people, 363 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The

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was 669.7 inhabitants per square mile (258.6/km²). There were 411 housing units at an average density of 331.6 per square mile (128.0/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 84.7%

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, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1%

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, 7.0% from other races and 6.4% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 12.8% of the population. Of the 363 households, 27.0% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were

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living together, 6.1% were cohabitating couples, 23.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 20.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.2% of all households were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 45.3 years. 23.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 and 44; 27.0% were from 45 and 64; and 23.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 882 people, 377 households, and 246 families living in the city. The

was . There were 419 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.9%

, 0.6%

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, 0.1% Asian, 0.1%

, 4.4% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population. There were 377 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were

living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age in the city was 43.8 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 833 people, 368 households, and 248 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 411 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.76%

, 0.12% Asian, and 0.12% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population. There were 368 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were

living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.79. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,328, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $30,429 versus $17,438 for females. The

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for the city was $15,805. About 3.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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