Middle Amana, Iowa

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Middle Amana, Iowa
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Coordinates: 41°47′44″N91°53′59″W / 41.79556°N 91.89972°W / 41.79556; -91.89972 Coordinates: 41°47′44″N91°53′59″W / 41.79556°N 91.89972°W / 41.79556; -91.89972
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Iowa
Area
[1]
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
750 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total543
 • Density558.64/sq mi (215.66/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
52307
FIPS code 19-51600
GNIS feature ID459023

Middle Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is the largest of the seven villages of the Amana Colonies, all designated as a National Historic Landmark. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Middle Amana was 581. [2]

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Geography

Middle Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the north side of the valley of the Iowa River. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Amana and 2 miles (3 km) east of High Amana. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Middle Amana CDP has an area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 543—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

History

In 1881, Middle Amana contained a woolen mill, starch factory, machine shop, wagon shop, blacksmith shop, book printing and bindery, brick yard, general store, school, and meeting house. [4]

Education

Clear Creek–Amana Community School District operates public schools serving the community. Amana Elementary School is in Middle Amana, [5] [6] and Clear Creek–Amana Middle School and Clear Creek–Amana High School are in Tiffin.

Amana High School in Middle Amana was established after a 1935 bond election. [7] The school closed in 1991. [8]

Clear Creek–Amana Middle School was previously in Middle Amana. [9]

Notable person

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Middle Amana CDP, Iowa". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ The History of Iowa County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1881. pp.  765.
  5. ↑ Home Archived 2017-10-24 at the Wayback Machine . Amana Elementary School. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. "Amana Elementary 3023 220th Trail Amana, IA 52203"
  6. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Middle Amana CDP, IA." U.S. Census Bureau. retrieved on October 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hoehnle, Peter. Amana Colonies: 1932-1945. Arcadia Publishing, 2016. ISBN   1467115401, 9781467115407. p. 108.
  8. ↑ Hoehnle, Peter. Amana Colonies: 1932-1945. Arcadia Publishing, 2016. ISBN   1467115401, 9781467115407. p. 110.
  9. ↑ Home. Clear Creek–Amana Middle School. February 23, 1999. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. "3023 220th Trail Middle Amana, Iowa 52307".


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