Randolph is a city in
Fremont County, Iowa
Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,605, making it the state's seventh-least populous county. The county seat is Sidney. The county was formed in 1847 and named for the milit ...
, United States. The population was 189 at the time of the
2020 census.
It is the birthplace of
Virginia Smith,
Republican U.S. representative
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from the 3rd District of
Nebraska
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from 1975 until 1991.
History
Randolph was
plat
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ted in 1877, shortly before the completion of the railroad through the territory. The community name was bestowed by agriculturalist Frank Peavy, who named it after
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British statesman. Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term ' Tory democracy'. He inspired a generation of party managers, created the National Union o ...
, father of
Winston Churchill.
Geography
Randolph is located at (40.872924, -95.566798) at the junction of Deer Creek and the
West Nishnabotna River
The Nishnabotna River () is a tributary of the Missouri River in southwestern Iowa, northwestern Missouri and southeastern Nebraska in the United States. It flows for most of its length as two parallel streams in Iowa, the East Nishnabotna Riv ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 168 people, 72 households, and 50 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 85 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2%
White
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, 0.6%
African American
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, and 1.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 72 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were
married couples
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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.78.
The median age in the city was 47.3 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.4% were from 25 to 44; 36.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 209 people, 82 households, and 59 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 88 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.04%
White
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, and 0.96% from two or more races.
There were 82 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were
married couples
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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.
28.2% are under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,861, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,273 versus $20,417 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $13,925. About 7.6% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 17.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those 65 or over.
Education
Fremont–Mills Community School District operates public schools.
[Fremont-Mills]
" Iowa Department of Education The Iowa Department of Education sets the standards for all public institutions of education in Iowa and accredits private as well as public schools
Public school may refer to:
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. Retrieved on June 18, 2018.
Notable people
*
Max Marshall,
Cincinnati Reds
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outfielder
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*
Anson Rood
Anson Rood (September 23, 1827January 17, 1898) was an American businessman, farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served three non-consecutive terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1857 and 1872.
Biography
Born in J ...
, Wisconsin politician
*
Virginia D. Smith
Virginia Dodd Smith (June 30, 1911 – January 23, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1991 from the Third Congressional District of Nebraska. She was first and to date only woman from Neb ...
, Congresswoman from Nebraska
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Cities in Fremont County, Iowa
Cities in Iowa