Gruver is a city in

Emmet County, Iowa Emmet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,388. The county seat is Estherville. History Emmet County was created by authority of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. Enough settlers had b ...

, United States. The population was 63 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Gruver was laid out in 1899. The town was called Luzon until 1900, when it the name was changed to Gruver.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 63 people, 29 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The

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was 497.8 inhabitants per square mile (192.2/km²). There were 32 housing units at an average density of 252.9 per square mile (97.6/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 100.0%

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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 0.0% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 0.0% of the population. Of the 29 households, 37.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were

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living together, 3.4% were cohabitating couples, 37.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 17.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 27.6% of all households were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 55.5 years. 19.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 1.6% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 and 44; 28.6% were from 45 and 64; and 30.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.6% male and 44.4% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 94 people, 38 households, and 24 families living in the city. The

was . There were 40 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.9%

and 2.1%

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or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 38 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% 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 3.00. The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.3% male and 44.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 106 people, 42 households, and 33 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 44 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

or Latino of any race were 2.83% of the population. There were 42 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were

living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.76. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the city was $17,766. There were no families and 2.7% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.

Education

Estherville–Lincoln Central Community School District Estherville–Lincoln Central Community School District (ELC) is a rural state school, public school district headquartered in Estherville, Iowa. The district covers most of central and western Emmet County, Iowa, Emmet County, along with a s ...

operates area public schools. It was established on July 1, 1997, by the merger of the Estherville and

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school districts.

References

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