New Haven, Iowa Explained

Official Name:New Haven, Iowa
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:New Haven
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mitchell
Leader Title:mayor
Leader Name:Russ Kephart
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.99
Area Land Km2:4.99
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.93
Area Land Sq Mi:1.93
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:77
Population Density Km2:15.43
Population Density Sq Mi:39.96
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1119
Coordinates:43.2844°N -92.6422°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:50461 (Osage)
Area Code:641
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:459476

New Haven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of New Haven was 77.[2]

History

New Haven was first settled circa 1883; there had been a general store at the site since 1878.[3] New Haven's population was 19 in 1902,[4] and 27 in 1925.[5] The population was 150 in 1940.[6]

Geography

New Haven is in southeastern Mitchell County, 9miles east of Osage, the county seat and post office serving New Haven. Iowa Highway 9 runs along the western edge of the community, leading west to Osage and northeast 10miles to Riceville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Haven CDP has an area of 1.93sqmi, all land.[1] The Little Cedar River runs along the southwest edge of the CDP, flowing south to the Cedar River at Nashua.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Iowa . United States Census Bureau . April 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – New Haven CDP, Iowa: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 28, 2023.
  3. Book: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, Volume 1 . S.J. Clarke Publishing Company . Clyde, Jefferson F. . 1918 . 169.
  4. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  5. 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.
  6. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 307 . en.