Swaledale is a city in

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Cerro Gordo 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 43,127. Its county seat is Mason City, Iowa, Mason City. The county is named for ...

, United States. The population was 144 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 144 people, 81 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The

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was 578.4 inhabitants per square mile (223.3/km²). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 329.3 per square mile (127.2/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 98.6%

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, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 1.4% 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 81 households, 28.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were

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living together, 9.9% were cohabitating couples, 29.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 28.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 45.7% of all households were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 53.3 years. 18.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 and 44; 31.2% were from 45 and 64; and 27.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 165 people, 77 households, and 46 families living in the city. The

was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.6%

and 2.4% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population. There were 77 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were

living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.76. The median age in the city was 48.4 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.7% were from 45 to 64; and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 174 people, 75 households, and 48 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

. There were 75 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were

living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $17,917 for females. The

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for the city was $11,710. About 4.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 9.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education

Swaledale is part of the

West Fork Community School District The West Fork Community School District is a consolidated rural public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Rockwell and Sheffield. It resides in sections of Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties, with smaller portions in Hancock and Wrigh ...

, formed in 2011 by the merger of the Rockwell–Swaledale Community School District and the SCMT (Sheffield–Chapin–Meservey–Thornton) Community School District. The Rockwell–Swaledale district was formed in 1960 by the merger of the Rockwell Community School District and the Swaledale Community School District.

Notable resident

Don Eddy Don Eddy (born 1944) is a contemporary representational painter.Martin, Alvin. "Spaces of the Mind: New paintings by Don Eddy," ''Arts'', February 1987, p. 22–3.Baker, Kenneth"Don Eddy,"''Artforum'', March 1972. Retrieved March 4, 2021. He ga ...

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for the

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from 1970 to 1971 *

Tom Drury Tom Drury (born 1956) is an American novelist and the author of '' The End of Vandalism''. He was included in the 1996 ''Granta'' issue of "The Best of Young American Novelists" and has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Berlin Prize, and th ...

, author

References

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