Moorhead is a city in

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, United States. Moorhead stands along the

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. The population was 199 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

A post office was established at Moorhead in 1872. Moorhead was

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ted in 1899. The city was named for J. R. Moorhead, a first settler.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Moorhead's mayor until 2000 was Ivan Nielsen.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 199 people, 94 households, and 55 families residing in the city. The

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was 845.9 inhabitants per square mile (326.6/km²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 488.9 per square mile (188.8/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 97.0%

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, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0%

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, 1.0% from other races and 1.5% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 0.5% of the population. Of the 94 households, 22.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were

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living together, 5.3% were cohabitating couples, 29.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 22.3% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.5% of all households were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 48.8 years. 21.1% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.1% were from 25 and 44; 27.1% were from 45 and 64; and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 226 people, 105 households, and 63 families living in the city. The

was . There were 117 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2%

, 0.4%

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, 0.9% Asian, and 0.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 105 households, of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were

living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.68. The median age in the city was 51.4 years. 16.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.9% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 27.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 232 people, 111 households, and 72 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 121 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.14%

, 0.43% Asian, and 0.43% from two or more races. There were 111 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were

living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.64. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,042, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,167 for females. The

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for the city was $16,644. About 6.2% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.5% of those 65 or over.

Schools

Moorhead is within the West Harrison Community School District.West Harrison
"

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. Retrieved on July 16, 2018. It was previously served by the East Monona Community School District, which maintained its school in Moorhead. On July 1, 2004 the East Monona district was dissolved, with portions going to other school districts.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
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. Retrieved on July 20, 2018. The City of Moorhead was reassigned to West Harrison.

References

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