Toeterville, Iowa Explained

Toeterville, Iowa
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Toeterville
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mitchell
Leader Name:Ethan Brown
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.30
Area Land Km2:2.30
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.89
Area Land Sq Mi:0.89
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:53
Population Density Km2:23.08
Population Density Sq Mi:59.75
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1194
Coordinates:43.4422°N -92.8906°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:50481
Area Code:641
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-78465
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:462270[3]

Toeterville (also Toeter) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwestern Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 53.[2]

History

Toeterville was platted in 1898. It was named for its founders, Henry and Mina Toeter.[4] Toeterville's population was 25 in 1902,[5] and also 25 in 1925.[6]

Toeterville's post office was established on February 17, 1898, and discontinued on January 30, 1985, when it was attached to the St. Ansgar post office. Although its post office is gone, Toeterville retains its own ZIP Code, 50481.[7]

Geography

Toeterville lies along local roads in northwestern Mitchell County. It is 6miles north-northeast of St. Ansgar and northwest of the city of Osage, the county seat of Mitchell County.[8] Toeterville's elevation is .

Demographics

As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 48 people, 23 households, and 13 families residing in the town. The population density was 53.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 26 housing units at an average density of 29.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White.

There were 23 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 13.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. The gender makeup of the city was 60.4% male and 39.6% female.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Iowa . United States Census Bureau . April 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Toeterville CDP, Iowa: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 28, 2023.
  3. 462270. Toeterville, Iowa.
  4. Book: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, Volume 1 . S.J. Clarke Publishing Company . Clyde, Jefferson F. . 1918 . 215–216.
  5. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  6. 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.
  7. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=50481 Zip Code Lookup
  8. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  9. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-05-11.