Meyer is an

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and

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in Stacyville Township, Mitchell County, in the state of

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, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 14, down from 31 in

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Geography

Meyer is in northeastern Mitchell County, approximately northeast of Stacyville and northwest of McIntire, the post office serving Meyer. Osage, the Mitchell

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, is to the southwest, and the

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border is to the north. According to the

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, the Meyer CDP has an area of , all land. The town is in the watershed of the Little Cedar River.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 14 people, 11 households, and 9 families residing in the community. The

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was 19.8 inhabitants per square mile (7.6/km²). There were 11 housing units at an average density of 15.5 per square mile (6.0/km²). The

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makeup of the community 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 11 households, 18.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were

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living together, 0.0% were cohabitating couples, 0.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 18.2% of all households were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the community was 57.0 years. 0.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 21.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 and 44; 57.1% were from 45 and 64; and 0.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.

History

Meyer's population was 99 in 1925.

References

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