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Walker, Iowa

Walker is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population is in 2020 was 688. It is part of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa metropolitan area.

Walker began as an outgrowth of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. It was named in honor of W. W. Walker, chief engineer of the railroad.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.77 square miles (1.99 km2), of which 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2020, there were 688 people, 278 households, and 185 families residing in the city. The population density was 918.8 inhabitants per square mile (354.7/km2). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 399.3 per square mile (154.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.7% of the population.

Of the 278 households, 32.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% were cohabitating couples, 25.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 12.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.5% of all households were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 41.7 years. 26.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 and 44; 29.8% were from 45 and 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

As of the census of 2010, there were 791 people, 289 households, and 215 families living in the city. The population density was 1,040.8 inhabitants per square mile (401.9/km2). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 406.6 per square mile (157.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 289 households, of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18.

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