Moscow is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Muscatine County, Iowa Muscatine County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 43,235. The county seat is Muscatine, Iowa, Muscatine. The southeastern border is forme ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 290. It has a

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, with the ZIP code of 52760, which opened on May 1, 1837. The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Moscow was laid out in 1836 by Henry Webster and Dr. Charles Drury. Moscow experienced rapid growth with the arrival of the railroad in 1855.

Geography

Moscow is in northern Muscatine County, along local roads just north of

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, north of the city of Muscatine, the

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. Davenport is to the east, and

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is to the west-northwest. The

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operates an estimated one to three trains per day through the town. Moscow lies on the east side of the Cedar River at an elevation of . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.93%, are water. Hinkeyville is a small

located across the Cedar River from Moscow. It is primarily a residential area; however, Wendling Quarries has their main facility just south of the community.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 290 people, 119 households, and 93 families residing in the community. The

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was 243.8 inhabitants per square mile (94.1/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 102.6 per square mile (39.6/km²). The

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makeup of the community was 96.9%

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, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.0% from other races and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.7% of the population. Of the 119 households, 31.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were

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living together, 7.6% were cohabitating couples, 15.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.8% of all households were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the community was 50.8 years. 22.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 0.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 and 44; 33.1% were from 45 and 64; and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 63.1% male and 36.9% female.

References

Census-designated places in Muscatine County, Iowa Census-designated places in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Muscatine County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa Muscatine, Iowa micropolitan area 1836 establishments in Michigan Territory {{MuscatineCountyIA-geo-stub