Avoca is a city in Pottawattamie County , Iowa , United States . In 2020 , 1,683 people lived there.[ 3]
History
Avoca was created in 1869 when the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad built a railroad near the area.[ 4] It is named after Avoca in Ireland . It quickly became a regional service center for the nearby farms .[ 5]
Geography
Avoca is at 41°29′N 95°20′W / 41.483°N 95.333°W / 41.483; -95.333 (41.4790, -95.3373).[ 6] The city is between the West Nishnabotna River and its East Branch.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 2.38 square miles (6.17 km2 ). All of it is land.[ 7]
People
Historical populations Year Pop. ±% 1900 1,627 — 1910 1,520 −6.6% 1920 1,482 −2.5% 1930 1,673 +12.9% 1940 1,598 −4.5% 1950 1,595 −0.2% 1960 1,540 −3.4% 1970 1,535 −0.3% 1980 1,650 +7.5% 1990 1,497 −9.3% 2000 1,610 +7.5% 2010 1,506 −6.5% 2020 1,683 +11.8% Source:"U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-03-28 . and Iowa Data Center Source:
2020 census
In 2020, there were 1,683 people living in Avoca. These people made up 704 households. 92.0% of the people were White , 0.7% African American , 0.7% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 1.3% from other races , and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the people.
The median age in the city was 42.1 years old. 49.3% of the people were male, and 50.7% of the people were female.[ 3]
Education
The community is served by the AHSTW Community School District .[ 10] It used to be in the Hancock-Avoca Community School District until July 1, 1996. This was when the district merged into the A-H-S-T Community School District . In turn, that merged into AHSTW on July 1, 2016.[ 11]
Famous People
References
↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022 .
↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avoca, Iowa
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 3, 2023 .
↑ History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . O. L. Baskin & Company. 1883. p. 244.
↑ Pottawatamie Count Historical Society article on Avoca Archived March 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23 .
↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010" . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-05-11 .
↑ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
↑ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data" . census.gov . United states Census Bureau. Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
↑ "AHSTW Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine ." Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved on July 15, 2018.
↑ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ." Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
↑ "FilmReference" . Richard Beymer biography. Retrieved 2010-12-12 .
↑ "People In The News" . Associated Press. July 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
↑ "Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia" . American President Woodrow Wilson/Edwin T. Meredith Secretary of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-12 .
↑ 'U.S. Attorney Turner dies of heart attack,' Des Moines Register, Bob Shaw, September 29, 1986, pg. 1. 11A
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