Frytown, Iowa

Frytown, Iowa
Census-designated place
Frytown
Coordinates: 41°34′12″N91°43′57″W / 41.57000°N 91.73250°W / 41.57000; -91.73250
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Johnson
Area [1]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	193
• Density	238.27/sq mi (91.98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52247 [2]
Area code	319
GNIS feature ID	463065 [3]

Frytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, approximately 10 miles southwest of Iowa City. The town has been known as Frytown since the 19th century, and is listed as such on state maps; the USGS once called it Williamstown, though it has since changed the name. ^{[4] [3]}

Frytown Conservation Area, a woodlands park belonging to Johnson County, is located about one mile northeast of Frytown.

Demographics

As of the 2020 Census, ^[5] there were 193 people and 74 total housing units in the community. The population density was 238.27 inhabitants per square mile (92.00 inhabitants/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 0.5% African American, 1.0% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.

The median age in the city was 38.5 years.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	193		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

History

The cemetery on the east end of town has markers for the original Fry family, who were immigrants to the area, including Samuel Preston Fry (and wife Fionna Melinda Grosscup) and his father, Titus R Fry (wife, Jane Preston).Jacob Fry 1785–1842. Yoder is the other prominent name in the Church of Christ graveyard.

The population of Frytown/Williamstown was 35 in 1925. ^[7]

As of the 2010 Census, the population of Frytown was 165. ^[8]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. "Frytown IA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
3. "Frytown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "Folks in Frytown say maps mistaken - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.