Barnum is a city in

Webster County, Iowa Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,999. The county seat is Fort Dodge. The county was established in January 1851, one of 43 counties established by a legislative package. This ...

, United States, just off

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. The population was 175 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has an area of , all land. Barnum lies at the southeastern margin (rim) of

Manson crater The Manson impact structure is an impact structure near the city of Manson, Iowa where an asteroid or comet nucleus struck the Earth during the Cretaceous Period, approximately 74 Ma. It was one of the largest known impact events to have ha ...

, an impact structure buried by glacial

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and

outwash An outwash plain, also called a sandur (plural: ''sandurs''), sandr or sandar, is a plain formed of glaciofluvial deposits due to meltwater outwash at the terminus of a glacier. As it flows, the glacier grinds the underlying rock surface and c ...

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 175 people, 70 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The

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was 467.4 inhabitants per square mile (180.4/km²). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 189.6 per square mile (73.2/km²). The

racial Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of va ...

makeup of the city was 92.0%

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, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.6% from other races and 6.3% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 2.3% of the population. Of the 70 households, 38.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were

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living together, 14.3% were cohabitating couples, 8.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 21.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 30.0% of all households were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 29.1% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.6% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 and 44; 27.4% were from 45 and 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 58.9% male and 41.1% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 191 people, 73 households, and 53 families living in the city. The

was . There were 77 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.4%

, 1.0% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 73 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were

living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13. The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.5% male and 44.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 195 people, 67 households, and 51 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 70 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 67 households, out of which 58.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were

living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.33. In the city, the population was spread out, with 38.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $20,313 for females. The

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for the city was $12,252. About 12.2% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 12.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 57.1% of those 65 or over.

Education

Barnum lies within the

Manson–Northwest Webster Community School District Manson–Northwest Webster Community School District (MNW) is a rural public school district headquartered in Manson, Iowa. It operates an elementary school and a junior–senior high school; the former is in Barnum and the latter is in Manso ...

, and houses the district's elementary school. The district was established on July 1, 1993, with the merger of the Manson and Northwest Webster districts.

References

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