| Little Cedar, Iowa | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Little Cedar |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mitchell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.38 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 64 |
| Population Density Km2: | 46.39 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 120.08 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1194 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3803°N -92.7258°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 50454 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-45705 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 458449[3] |
Little Cedar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 64.[2] Little Cedar has a post office with the ZIP code of 50454.[4]
Little Cedar was platted in 1891. It was at first known as "Wheeler", but the name was changed to avoid confusion with another existing Wheeler in the state.[5] Little Cedar's population was 22 in 1902[6] and 200 in 1925.[7]
The community lies along local roads 11miles northeast of the city of Osage, the county seat of Mitchell County.[8] Its elevation is .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Little Cedar CDP has an area of 0.53sqmi, all land.[1] The Little Cedar River runs along the eastern edge of the community, flowing southeast to join the Cedar River at Nashua.
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 60 people, 29 households, and 16 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 30 housing units at an average density of 16.9 per square mile (6.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White.
There were 29 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.8% were non-families. 41.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 30% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. The gender makeup of the city was 55.0% male and 45.0% female.