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Kalona, Iowa
Kalona is a city in Washington County, Iowa. It is part of the Iowa City metropolitan area. The population was 2,630 at the time of the 2020 census. Kalona is the second-largest city in Washington County.
Amish settlement in what is now the Kalona area began in the 1840s, placing the Amish among the first European settlers in the area. The split between Old Order Amish and Amish Mennonites occurred in the 1860s in most places, but it was not until the 1880s that the formal split occurred in Iowa, even though a process of sorting out between conservatives and change-minded Amish had begun a decade earlier or so in Iowa. Most Amish Mennonites later assimilated and lost their Amish identity. The Beachy Amish broke away from the Old Orders in the 1920s.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway built a 66-mile branch from Iowa City to What Cheer via Kalona in 1879.
Kalona was established by the railroad on August 6, 1879. The name was suggested to the railroad by a Mr. Myers, who owned a bull of that name. The town remained unincorporated until 1890.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), all of it land.
As of the 2020 census, Kalona had a population of 2,630, with 1,110 households and 680 families. The population density was 1,220.5 inhabitants per square mile (471.2/km2). There were 1,155 housing units at an average density of 536.0 per square mile (207.0/km2); 3.9% of housing units were vacant.
Of the 1,110 households, 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.1% were married-couple households, 5.7% were cohabiting-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.7% of all households were non-families, 34.6% were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 43.2 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 20; 4.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older. In total, 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.8 males age 18 and over.
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Kalona, Iowa
Kalona is a city in Washington County, Iowa. It is part of the Iowa City metropolitan area. The population was 2,630 at the time of the 2020 census. Kalona is the second-largest city in Washington County.
Amish settlement in what is now the Kalona area began in the 1840s, placing the Amish among the first European settlers in the area. The split between Old Order Amish and Amish Mennonites occurred in the 1860s in most places, but it was not until the 1880s that the formal split occurred in Iowa, even though a process of sorting out between conservatives and change-minded Amish had begun a decade earlier or so in Iowa. Most Amish Mennonites later assimilated and lost their Amish identity. The Beachy Amish broke away from the Old Orders in the 1920s.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway built a 66-mile branch from Iowa City to What Cheer via Kalona in 1879.
Kalona was established by the railroad on August 6, 1879. The name was suggested to the railroad by a Mr. Myers, who owned a bull of that name. The town remained unincorporated until 1890.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), all of it land.
As of the 2020 census, Kalona had a population of 2,630, with 1,110 households and 680 families. The population density was 1,220.5 inhabitants per square mile (471.2/km2). There were 1,155 housing units at an average density of 536.0 per square mile (207.0/km2); 3.9% of housing units were vacant.
Of the 1,110 households, 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.1% were married-couple households, 5.7% were cohabiting-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.7% of all households were non-families, 34.6% were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 43.2 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 20; 4.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older. In total, 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.8 males age 18 and over.
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