Iola is a

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Columbia County, Pennsylvania Columbia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,727. Its county seat is Bloomsburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County. It ...

, United States. It is part of

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. The population was 154 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.

History

A milling business was set up in Iola in the winter of 1828. A church was built in the community in 1850.

Geography

Iola is located in northwestern Columbia County at (41.132269, -76.533969), along the western edge of Greenwood Township. Iola is bordered to the south by the borough of Millville and to the west by Little Fishing Creek, across which is Pine Township. According to the

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

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runs north–south through the center of town, and

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branches to the northwest at the northern end of town. The CDP is mostly flat, with some rolling hills in the eastern section. Much of Iola, especially in the northwest and southeast, is farmland.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 129 people, 59 households, and 34 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 66 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.22%

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and 0.78% Asian. There were 59 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $25,938 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,211. There were 8.6% of families and 7.0% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 21.4% of those over 64.

Education

The school district is Millville Area School District.
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References

{{Authority control Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area Census-designated places in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania