Washburn is an unincorporated town and

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(CDP) in Black Hawk County,

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, United States. Washburn lies south of

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on U.S. Route 218. Other towns near Washburn are Gilbertville and La Porte City. The community is part of the

– Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 870 people, 380 households, and 256 families residing in the community. The

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was 703.7 inhabitants per square mile (271.7/km²). There were 394 housing units at an average density of 318.7 per square mile (123.1/km²). The

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makeup of the community was 92.9%

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, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.3% from other races and 4.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.8% of the population. Of the 380 households, 25.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were

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living together, 5.8% were cohabitating couples, 16.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 21.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 32.6% of all households were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the community was 42.0 years. 23.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.9% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 and 44; 26.3% were from 45 and 64; and 21.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 53.1% male and 46.9% female.

History

Washburn was

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ted in 1880. Washburn's population was 79 in 1902, and 94 in 1925. The 2010 census recorded a population of 876 for the Washburn CDP.

Education

Washburn is in the Waterloo Community School District. It is currently serviced by Orange Elementary, Hoover Middle, and Waterloo West High.

References

Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area Census-designated places in Black Hawk County, Iowa Census-designated places in Iowa 1880 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1880 {{BlackHawkCountyIA-geo-stub