Lambs Grove, Iowa

Lambs Grove, Iowa
Location of Lambs Grove, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°42′4″N 93°4′42″W / 41.70111, -93.07833
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Jasper
Area
- City	km²  ( sq mi)
- Land	km² ( sq mi)
- Water	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/km² (/sq mi)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	50208
Area code(s)	641
FIPS code	19-42870
GNIS feature ID	0458212

Lambs Grove is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census. It is sometimes considered a suburb of Newton.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Lambs Grove is located at 41°42′4″N, 93°4′42″W (41.701199, -93.078282)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land. There is a small creek that runs though Lambs Grove. Also, there is Hat Rock Park which is near the center of the town.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 225 people, 80 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was 868.7/km² (2,220.2/mi²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 308.9/km² (789.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.78% White and 2.22% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 80 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,000, and the median income for a family was $65,417. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,923. About 6.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

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Coordinates: 41.701199° N 93.078282° W

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Iowa
County seat: Newton
Cities	Baxter | Colfax | Kellogg | Lambs Grove | Lynnville | Mingo | Mitchellville | Monroe | Newton | Oakland Acres | Prairie City | Reasnor | Sully | Valeria
Communities	Ira | Rushville

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