Ayrshire, Iowa
| Ayrshire, Iowa | |
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| City | |
 Location of Ayrshire, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 43°2′19″N 94°50′5″W / 43.03861°N 94.83472°WCoordinates: 43°2′19″N 94°50′5″W / 43.03861°N 94.83472°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Palo Alto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,319 ft (402 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 143 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 139 |
| • Density | 681/sq mi (262.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50515 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-04105 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0454296 |
Ayrshire is a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. The population was 143 at the 2010 census.
In the 1880s the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad (later part of Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway), having reached Fort Dodge, began building to the northwest. In October 1882 the rails reached the location of Ayrshire, and a depot was built the following month. The railroad had acquired 80 acres for a townsite, and by 1883 several businesses had been established.
Ayrshire was incorporated on 20 September 1895.
At one time it had two banks, two grocery stores, blacksmith shop, livery stable, creamery, hotel, at least two barber shops; Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist and Baptist churches; five gas stations, grain elevator, two cafes, a locker plant, a pharmacy, a lumber yard, two beer halls and several other businesses. It had both a Catholic and a public high school. The Catholic high school closed in 1947. The lower grades closed in 1968. The public school closed in the spring of 1982. The public school mascot was the Ayrshire Beavers.
In 1972, the town drew national attention for having the youngest mayor in America. Jody Smith was nineteen when he was elected mayor.
The rail line, by then part of the Chicago and North Western Railway, was abandoned in the 1980s, and torn up.
The town celebrated its Quasquicentennial in 2007.
Ayrshire is located at 43°2′19″N 94°50′5″W / 43.03861°N 94.83472°W (43.038506, -94.834712).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 143 people, 75 households, and 34 families residing in the city. The population density was 681.0 inhabitants per square mile (262.9/km2). There were 95 housing units at an average density of 452.4 per square mile (174.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
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