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Moville, Iowa
Moville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,687 in the 2020 census, an increase from 1,583 in 2000.
John B McDermott is credited with naming the town of Moville after his birthplace in Moville, Ireland (County Donegal). In 1868, he and other men from the area established a post office at the McDermott home. Because McDermott and his wife Martha housed the post office, they chose to name their new town "Moville." Only two Movilles exist in the world. It is pronounced "MOH-vil."
On April 23, 1887, the West Town Lot Company filed at the Woodbury County Courthouse a platted map to be known as the town of Moville, Iowa. Moville citizens approved incorporation of the town in a special election held Aug. 10, 1889. The Articles of Incorporation were filed and approved on Aug. 13, 1889 by the clerk of district court, Woodbury County. Townspeople celebrated its centennial June 19–21, 1987 and celebrated its quasquicentennial (125 years) in 2012.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2), all land.
Moville is located just north of U.S. Route 20, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Sioux City.
For comparison, in 1895, shortly after the town officially incorporated, there were 95 dwellings, 92 families, 2 foreigners, 15 births (1894), 4 deaths (1894), 1 blind, 201 males, 198 females, 168 married, 231 single, 12 widowed and 3 divorced.
As of the census of 2020, there were 1,687 people, 664 households, and 475 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,836.7 inhabitants per square mile (709.2/km2). There were 712 housing units at an average density of 775.2 per square mile (299.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.0% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.6% of the population.
Of the 664 households, 35.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% were cohabitating couples, 20.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 28.5% of all households were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
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Moville, Iowa
Moville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,687 in the 2020 census, an increase from 1,583 in 2000.
John B McDermott is credited with naming the town of Moville after his birthplace in Moville, Ireland (County Donegal). In 1868, he and other men from the area established a post office at the McDermott home. Because McDermott and his wife Martha housed the post office, they chose to name their new town "Moville." Only two Movilles exist in the world. It is pronounced "MOH-vil."
On April 23, 1887, the West Town Lot Company filed at the Woodbury County Courthouse a platted map to be known as the town of Moville, Iowa. Moville citizens approved incorporation of the town in a special election held Aug. 10, 1889. The Articles of Incorporation were filed and approved on Aug. 13, 1889 by the clerk of district court, Woodbury County. Townspeople celebrated its centennial June 19–21, 1987 and celebrated its quasquicentennial (125 years) in 2012.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2), all land.
Moville is located just north of U.S. Route 20, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Sioux City.
For comparison, in 1895, shortly after the town officially incorporated, there were 95 dwellings, 92 families, 2 foreigners, 15 births (1894), 4 deaths (1894), 1 blind, 201 males, 198 females, 168 married, 231 single, 12 widowed and 3 divorced.
As of the census of 2020, there were 1,687 people, 664 households, and 475 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,836.7 inhabitants per square mile (709.2/km2). There were 712 housing units at an average density of 775.2 per square mile (299.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.0% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.6% of the population.
Of the 664 households, 35.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% were cohabitating couples, 20.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 28.5% of all households were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.