Earling, Iowa

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Coordinates: 41°46′30″N 95°25′7″W / 41.775, -95.41861
Earling, Iowa
Location of Earling, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Shelby
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,342 ft (409 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	471
- Density	772.3/sq mi (298.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51530
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-23385
GNIS feature ID	0456105

Earling is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The town was platted in 1882 by the Milwaukee Land Company and was first known as Marthan. However there was already a town called Marathon in Iowa, so the name of the town was soon changed to Earling, in honor of Albert J. Earling who in 1882 was division superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. (Earling became president of the said Railroad on September 23, 1899.)

[edit] Geography

Earling is located at 41°46′30″N, 95°25′7″W (41.775116, -95.418552)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 471 people, 181 households, and 114 families residing in the city. The population density was 772.3 people per square mile (298.1/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 305.0/sq mi (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.36% White, 0.21% Native American, and 0.42% from two or more races.

There were 181 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 35.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,702, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,866. About 5.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.