Lowell is an

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and

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(CDP) in southeastern Henry County,

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Location

The community is located in Baltimore Township, along the

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. Lowell is at the intersection of New London and Salem Roads, south of New London. Lowell is at an elevation of .

History

The village was laid out by a man named McCarver. At one time, Lowell had

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and

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congregations, two fraternal lodges, two

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s, and five

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s. The relatively large number of sawmills was due to Baltimore Township being two-thirds timber. The first mill in town was established by Major Smith and Thomas Angel in 1838. Lowell's population in 1915 was 105.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 70 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the community. The

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was 70.1 inhabitants per square mile (27.1/km²). There were 33 housing units at an average density of 33.1 per square mile (12.8/km²). The

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makeup of the community was 90.0%

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, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 1.4%

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, 1.4% from other races and 7.1% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 2.9% of the population. Of the 30 households, 26.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were

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living together, 0.0% were cohabitating couples, 13.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 30.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.0% of all households were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 26.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the community was 53.0 years. 30.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 1.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 10.0% were from 25 and 44; 31.4% were from 45 and 64; and 27.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

References

Census-designated places in Henry County, Iowa Census-designated places in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{HenryCountyIA-geo-stub