Mount Ayr, Iowa
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Mount Ayr, Iowa

Mount Ayr is a city in and the county seat of Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,623 at the time of the 2020 census. Mount Ayr is a rural community in southwestern Iowa, 22 miles west of Interstate 35 on State Highway 2. Mount Ayr was founded in 1875 and the community was named in honor of poet Robert Burns’ birthplace in Ayr, Scotland. The “mount” was added to indicate its location on the highest point of land in the area.

Mount Ayr is at the intersection of US Route 169 and Iowa Highway 2. Kellerton is approximately nine miles to the east and Diagonal is about eight miles to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.69 square miles (6.97 km2), of which 2.67 square miles (6.92 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mount Ayr has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,623 people, 739 households, and 437 families residing in the city. The population density was 601.1 inhabitants per square mile (232.1/km2). There were 811 housing units at an average density of 300.4 per square mile (116.0/km2). Of the housing units, 8.9% were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.6%.

Of the 739 households, 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married-couple households, 4.6% were cohabitating couples, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.9% of households were non-families, 35.8% were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The median age in the city was 45.5 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.0% were 65 years of age or older. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 20; 4.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; and 23.3% were from 45 to 64. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.4 males.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

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