| South Amana, Iowa | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | South Amana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iowa |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 165 |
| Population Density Km2: | 46.00 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 778 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7761°N -91.9675°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 52334 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-73965 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 461756 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 119.13 |
South Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Iowa County, Iowa, United States, and is part of the "seven villages" of the Amana Colonies. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 165.
It lies along U.S. Route 6, east of the city of Marengo, the county seat of Iowa County.[2] Its elevation is . South Amana has a post office with the ZIP code of 52334,[3] which opened on 19 June 1874.
South Amana was a shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[4]
As of the census of 2020,[5] there were 165 people, 68 households, and 34 families residing in the community. The population density was 119.1 inhabitants per square mile (46.0/km2). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 52.7 per square mile (20.4/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 92.1% White, 1.8% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 6.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.
Of the 68 households, 19.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% were cohabitating couples, 10.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 42.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 50.0% of all households were non-families. 44.1% of all households were made up of individuals, 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 46.3 years. 27.9% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 17.0% were from 25 and 44; 32.7% were from 45 and 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 53.3% male and 46.7% female.