Farnhamville is a

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and Webster counties in the

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. The population was 383 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Farnhamville was

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ted in 1881 under the name Farnham, named in honor of R. E. Farnham, a railroad official. Postal authorities refused to accept the name Farnham, so town was renamed Farnhamville when the post office opened later in 1881. Farnhamville was incorporated as a city in 1892.

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 383 people, 172 households, and 100 families residing in the city. The

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was 581.4 inhabitants per square mile (224.5/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 289.9 per square mile (111.9/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 89.0%

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, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 1.6%

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, 1.0% from other races and 5.5% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 1.3% of the population. Of the 172 households, 26.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were

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living together, 5.2% were cohabitating couples, 27.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 25.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.9% of all households were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 27.2% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 and 44; 24.8% were from 45 and 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 371 people, 180 households, and 111 families living in the city. The

was . There were 201 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.4%

, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3%

, and 0.8% from two or more races. There were 180 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were

living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.53. The median age in the city was 46.8 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 24.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 430 people, 195 households, and 130 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 213 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.14%

, 0.70% Native American, 0.47% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 195 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were

living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.69. Age spread: 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,107, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $27,237 versus $22,813 for females. The

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for the city was $21,619. About 7.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the

Southeast Valley Community School District Southeast Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Gowrie, Iowa. The district includes sections of the following counties: Webster, Calhoun, Boone, and Greene. Municipalities in the district inc ...

. The district operates Farnhamville Elementary School near, but not in, Farnhamville. The campus was previously known as Prairie Valley Elementary School. The district also operates Southeast Valley Middle School in Burnside, and

Southeast Valley High School Southeast Valley High School is a high school in Gowrie, Iowa, United States, operated by the Southeast Valley Community School District. Prior to the merger into Southeast Valley district in 2023, the school was operated by the Prairie Valle ...

in Gowrie. Farnhamville was formerly served by the Prairie Valley Community School District, which formed on July 1, 1993, with the merger of the Cedar Valley Community School District and the Prairie Community School District.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
."

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. Retrieved on February 23, 2019. In 2023 that district merged into the Southeast Valley district.

References

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