| Official Name: | Middle Amana, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Middle Amana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iowa |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 543 |
| Population Density Km2: | 215.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 558.64 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 750 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7956°N -91.8997°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 52307 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-51600 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 459023 |
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 2020 Census, the population of Middle Amana was 543.
Middle Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the north side of the valley of the Iowa River. It is west of Amana and 2miles east of High Amana. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Middle Amana CDP has an area of 2.7sqkm, all land.[2]
As of the census of 2020,[3] there were 543 people, 235 households, and 146 families residing in the community. The population density was 558.6 inhabitants per square mile (215.7/km2). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 262.3 per square mile (101.3/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 97.6% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.6% of the population.
Of the 235 households, 24.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 3.8% were cohabitating couples, 23.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.3% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.9% of all households were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 57.6 years. 15.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.9% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 14.4% were from 25 and 44; 31.7% were from 45 and 64; and 34.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.
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]
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]