unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
Iowa
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,
United States
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. Plainview is located along
Iowa Highway 130
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census
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of 2020, there were 19 people, 11 households, and 9 families residing in the community. The
population density
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was 34.4 inhabitants per square mile (13.3/km2). There were 12 housing units at an average density of 21.7 per square mile (8.4/km2). The
racial
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makeup of the community was 89.5%
White
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Pacific Islander
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, 0.0% from other races and 10.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.0% of the population.
Of the 11 households, 54.5% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were
married couples
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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, 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 57.3 years. 5.3% of the residents were under the age of 20; 0.0% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 and 44; 26.3% were from 45 and 64; and 36.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 57.9% male and 42.1% female.
History
Plainview's population was 27 in 1902, and 225 in 1925. The population was 18 in 1940.
Plainview was an incorporated community until 1987.