Rutland, Iowa

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Rutland is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census.

Rutland is the birthplace of Doreen Wilber, the archery gold medalist at the Munich 1972 Olympics.

[edit] Geography

Rutland is located at 42°45′32″N, 94°17′34″W (42.758785, -94.292847)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 145 people, 64 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density was 62.2/km² (161.3/mi²). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 29.6/km² (76.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.24% White, 0.69% Native American, and 2.07% from two or more races.

There were 64 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,556, and the median income for a family was $32,321. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $15,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,432. There were none of the families and 2.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.1% of those over 64.