| Official Name: | Hornick, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Woodbury |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | June 23, 1896 [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.66 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 255 |
| Population Density Km2: | 392.57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1015.94 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 324 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1063 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2308°N -96.0967°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 51026 |
| Area Code: | 712 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-37200 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0457662 |
Hornick is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD metropolitan statistical area. The population was 255 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
Hornick is located at 42.2308°N -96.0967°W (42.230972, -96.096610).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.26sqmi, of which 0.25sqmi is land and 0.01 square mile (0.03 km2) is water.[5] The town is located on the floodplain of the Missouri River, near the edge of the Loess Hills, adjacent to the old (meandered) channel of the West Fork of the Little Sioux River.
Hornick was impacted the 2019 floods.[6] The town was under 2 feet of water. Funding has been allocated for the construction of a berm, similar to the temporary berm which prevented flooding in 1996.[7]
Hornick formerly had passenger train service provided by the Milwaukee Road. Today, Hornick station is listed on the NRHP.
As of the census of 2010,[8] there were 225 people, 102 households, and 65 families living in the city. The population density was 900PD/sqmi. There were 113 housing units at an average density of 452/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 102 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82.
The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.
As of the census of 2000,[9] there were 253 people, 101 households, and 68 families living in the city. The population density was 984.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 113 housing units at an average density of 439.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.42% White, 0.79% African American, and 0.79% from two or more races.
There were 101 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.
Age spread: 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,958, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $26,750 versus $20,781 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,246. About 8.5% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.9% of those 65 or over.