Lone Rock

Lone Rock, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Lone Rock, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°13′17″N 94°19′30″W / 43.22139°N 94.325°W / 43.22139; -94.325Coordinates: 43°13′17″N 94°19′30″W / 43.22139°N 94.325°W / 43.22139; -94.325
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Kossuth
Area
• Total	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
• Land	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	146
• Density	1,237.3/sq mi (477.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	50559
Area code(s)	515
FIPS code	19-46290
GNIS feature ID	0458574

Lone Rock is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 146 at the 2010 census. The city is named after a large boulder.

Lone Rock calls itself "The Neatest Little Town in Iowa."

History

Long before any settlement took place here, the unusual (175 ton) boulder was used as a landmark for travelers. In 1899, the community relocated to be close to the railroad. In 1970, the lone rock was moved to the new location by blasting it into four pieces and reconstructing the pieces inside the community.

Geography

Lone Rock is located at 43°13′17″N 94°19′30″W / 43.22139°N 94.325°W / 43.22139; -94.325 (43.221359, -94.325090)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²), all of it land.

Lone Rock is north of Iowa Highway B19 and west of U.S. Route 169.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 146 people, 75 households, and 47 families residing in the town. The population density was 1237.3 people per square mile (477.7/km²). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 694.9 per square mile (268.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.3% White and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 75 households out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the city the population was spread out with 15.8% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.8 years. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,896, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $26,023 versus $22,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,205. About 4.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.6% of those sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. Retrieved 2012-5-11. 

External links

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Iowa portal

• Lone Rock webpage
• City-Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Lone Rock

v t e Municipalities and communities of Kossuth County, Iowa, United States County seat: Algona Cities Algona Bancroft Burt Fenton Lakota Ledyard Lone Rock Lu Verne‡ Swea City Titonka Wesley West Bend‡ Whittemore Township Eagle Ghost town Sexton Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties