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Center Junction, Iowa
Center Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 100 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Center Junction was once an incorporated city, but following a special election that served as a referendum on the plan, the city council voted in 2015 to sell off its assets, disband, and turn administration over to the county. When the council took the action, then-Mayor Sandy Ricklefs cited the town's ailing finances as the primary reason for disbanding.
Center Junction was laid out in 1871. The town promoters hoped the place would become a junction near the geographical center of Jones County, hence the name. The population was 198 in 1940.
There was a junction between the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Pacific Railway at Center Junction for many years. The Chicago & NorthWestern discontinued service on the line in 1951[citation needed].
Center Junction is located at 42°6′59″N 91°5′17″W / 42.11639°N 91.08806°W (42.116326, -91.088070).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2020, there were 100 people, 44 households, and 29 families residing in the community. The population density was 136.2 inhabitants per square mile (52.6/km2). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 76.3 per square mile (29.4/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 90.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 2.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.0% of the population.
Of the 44 households, 11.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 4.5% were cohabitating couples, 18.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 25.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.1% of all households were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
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Center Junction, Iowa
Center Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 100 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Center Junction was once an incorporated city, but following a special election that served as a referendum on the plan, the city council voted in 2015 to sell off its assets, disband, and turn administration over to the county. When the council took the action, then-Mayor Sandy Ricklefs cited the town's ailing finances as the primary reason for disbanding.
Center Junction was laid out in 1871. The town promoters hoped the place would become a junction near the geographical center of Jones County, hence the name. The population was 198 in 1940.
There was a junction between the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Pacific Railway at Center Junction for many years. The Chicago & NorthWestern discontinued service on the line in 1951[citation needed].
Center Junction is located at 42°6′59″N 91°5′17″W / 42.11639°N 91.08806°W (42.116326, -91.088070).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2020, there were 100 people, 44 households, and 29 families residing in the community. The population density was 136.2 inhabitants per square mile (52.6/km2). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 76.3 per square mile (29.4/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 90.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 2.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.0% of the population.
Of the 44 households, 11.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 4.5% were cohabitating couples, 18.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 25.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.1% of all households were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.