Duncan, Iowa Explained
| Official Name: | Duncan, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Duncan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hancock |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1237 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 57 |
| Population Density Km2: | 28.02 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 72.61 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1044°N -93.7111°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 50423 |
| Area Code: | 641 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-22710 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0456058 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Duncan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 131 at the 2010 census.[2]
History
Duncan was platted in 1900.[3] The community's population was 25 in 1902,[4] and 20 in 1925.[5] The population was 75 in 1940.[6]
Geography
Duncan is located at 43.1044°N -93.7111°W,[7] east of Britt and west of Garner, along U.S. Route 18.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.05sqkm, of which 2.03sqkm is land and 0.02sqkm, or 0.90%, is water.[2]
Education
Duncan is a part of the Garner–Hayfield–Ventura Community School District. It was previously in the Garner–Hayfield Community School District,[8] which merged into the current GHV district on July 1, 2015.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
- Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Duncan CDP, Iowa. https://archive.today/20200212175611/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1922710. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 4, 2012.
- Book: History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa . Pioneer Publishing Company . 1917 . 291.
- Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
- Book: 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 . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.
- Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 298 . en.
- Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
- "District Info." Garner–Hayfield Community School District. December 1, 1998. Retrieved on November 7, 2018. Garner–Hayfield Community School District is a predecessor district, so all of those areas are in the current GHV district.
- "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
