Homestead is an

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in Iowa County,

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, United States. Homestead is a

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with the population recorded as 135 in the 2020 census.

Geography

Homestead is in northeastern Iowa County at the junction of U.S. Route 151 with U.S. Route 6. US 151 leads northeast to

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and west, then south to Interstate 80, while US 6 leads east to

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and west to Marengo, the Iowa County seat. Amana is north of Homestead along US 151. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Homestead CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

The 2020 United States census counted 135 people, 56 households, and 49 families in Homestead. The population density was 103.7 per square mile (40.0/km). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 49.2 per square mile (19.0/km). The racial makeup was 97.78% (132)

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(97.04%

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), 0.0% (0)

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, 0.74% (1) Native American or

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, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0)

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, 0.74% (1) from other races, and 0.74% (1) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race was 2.96% (4) of the population. Of the 56 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18; 76.8% were married couples living together; 5.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 7.1% of households consisted of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.3 and the average family size was 1.9. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 3.7% of the population. 20.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 8.1% from 25 to 44, 44.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 75.4 males.

History

The

Amana Colonies The Amana Colonies are seven villages on located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: ''Haupt-Amana''), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. The villag ...

purchased the town from the Rock Island Railroad to use as a transportation hub. A meteorite struck the town in 1875. In 1881, Homestead contained a train depot, hotel, post office, grain elevator, meeting house, schoolhouse, general store, lumber yard, and a large distributing warehouse.

Popular culture

* Ashton Kutcher and his family lived four miles out of town. Ashton refers to Homestead as his hometown, as he lived there after his family relocated. *Homestead serves at the setting for the Hallmark movie "Christmas in Homestead", but nothing was filmed in the town.

References

{{authority control Amana Colonies Unincorporated communities in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa County, Iowa Census-designated places in Iowa County, Iowa