Fremont, Iowa facts for kids
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Fremont, Iowa
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Location of Fremont, Iowa
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| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Mahaska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| • Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 708 |
| • Density | 666.04/sq mi (257.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
52561
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| Area code(s) | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-29190 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394824 |
Fremont is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. The population was 708 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
In 1871, Fremont stretched for 8 blocks, 1/2 mile (under 1 km) along Main Street, with at least one house on every block on the north side of the street and a few houses on Washington Street, one block north. There was a Baptist church, a hotel, three stores, a barber shop and a school. The town also had a physician, a blacksmith and a shoemaker.
The Burlington and Western, a narrow gauge railroad and its competitor, the Iowa Central Railway built parallel tracks toward Oskaloosa. The Burlington and Western arrived in the fall of 1883 and was widened to Standard Gauge in 1902 and taken over by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy the next year. the Minneapolis and St. Louis took over the Iowa Central around the same time. The Burlington line was abandoned in 1934.
In 1905, Fremont had a grain elevator, live-stock pens, and a lumber yard on clustered around the Burlington depot on the south side of town, and a creamery, another stockyard, and grain elevator spread out on both sides of the Iowa Central depot along the north-east side. The school and hotel were on Main Street, and the post office was half a block north of Main.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1880 | 143 | — |
| 1900 | 542 | +279.0% |
| 1910 | 501 | −7.6% |
| 1920 | 544 | +8.6% |
| 1930 | 450 | −17.3% |
| 1940 | 490 | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 471 | −3.9% |
| 1960 | 461 | −2.1% |
| 1970 | 480 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 730 | +52.1% |
| 1990 | 701 | −4.0% |
| 2000 | 704 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 743 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 708 | −4.7% |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 743 people, 300 households, and 208 families living in the city. The population density was 721.4 inhabitants per square mile (278.5/km2). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 317.5 per square mile (122.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
There were 300 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.
Education
It is within the Eddyville–Blakesburg–Fremont Community School District, formed by the 2012 merger of the Fremont Community School District and the Eddyville–Blakesburg Community School District.
Notable people
- Steve Bales – flight control engineer for NASA's Apollo 11 mission
- Ivan Combe – founder of Combe, Inc., creator of Clearasil, Odor Eaters, and leader in the Consumer Health Care industry
- Herschel C. Loveless – 34th Governor of Iowa
See also
In Spanish: Fremont (Iowa) para niños
