Duncan, Iowa

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
43°6′16″N 93°42′40″W / 43.10444°N 93.71111°W / 43.10444; -93.71111CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyHancockArea • Total0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) • Land0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)Elevation
1,237 ft (377 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total57 • Density72.61/sq mi (28.02/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)ZIP code
50423
Area code641FIPS code19-22710GNIS feature ID0456058

Duncan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 131 at the 2010 census.[2]

History

Duncan was platted in 1900.[3] The community's population was 25 in 1902,[4] and 20 in 1925.[5] The population was 75 in 1940.[6]

Geography

Duncan is located at 43°6′16″N 93°42′40″W / 43.10444°N 93.71111°W / 43.10444; -93.71111,[7] 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Britt and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west of Garner, along U.S. Route 18.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), of which 0.78 square miles (2.03 km2) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.90%, is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202057
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

Duncan is a part of the Garner–Hayfield–Ventura Community School District. It was previously in the Garner–Hayfield Community School District,[9] which merged into the current GHV district on July 1, 2015.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Duncan CDP, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  3. ^ History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 291.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  6. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 298.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "District Info." Garner–Hayfield Community School District. December 1, 1998. Retrieved on November 7, 2018. Garner–Hayfield Community School District is a predecessor district, so all of those areas are in the current GHV district.
  10. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
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