Corley is an

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and

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Shelby County, Iowa Shelby County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 11,746. The county seat is Harlan, Iowa, Harlan. Its name is in honor of Isaac Shelby, th ...

, in the

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. As of the 2020 Census the population of Corley was 31.

History

Corley was founded in 1878. Corley's population was 75 in 1902, and 90 in 1925. The population was 75 in 1940.

Location

Corley is located 1/7th of a mile from the West Nishnabotna River and is 1/4 of a mile from the Harlan Municipal Airport. Corley is located between

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and Avoca. It is one of the two Census designated places in Shelby County along with

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a few miles up the road.

Education

The

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operates local public schools. The district serves the towns of

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, Earling,

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and

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, the unincorporated communities of

and Corley, and the surrounding rural areas.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 31 people, 15 households, and 13 families residing in the community. The

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was 518.9 inhabitants per square mile (200.3/km²). There were 16 housing units at an average density of 267.8 per square mile (103.4/km²). The

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makeup of the community was 96.8%

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

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, 0.0% from other races and 3.2% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 6.5% of the population. Of the 15 households, 6.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were

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living together, 6.7% were cohabitating couples, 13.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 6.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 13.3% of all households were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the community was 64.5 years. 12.9% of the residents were under the age of 20; 0.0% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 6.5% were from 25 and 44; 38.7% were from 45 and 64; and 41.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 54.8% male and 45.2% female.

References

Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa Census-designated places in Iowa {{ShelbyCountyIA-geo-stub