Bancroft, Iowa
| Bancroft, Iowa | |
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| City | |
 Location of Bancroft, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 43°17′34″N 94°13′1″W / 43.29278°N 94.21694°WCoordinates: 43°17′34″N 94°13′1″W / 43.29278°N 94.21694°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Kossuth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 732 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 709 |
| • Density | 1,331/sq mi (513.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50517 |
| Area code(s) | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-04420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0454341 |
Bancroft is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 732 at the 2010 census.
Bancroft was platted in 1881. It was named for George Bancroft, an American historian.
Bancroft is located at 43°17′34″N 94°13′1″W / 43.29278°N 94.21694°W (43.292791, -94.217063).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 732 people, 311 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,330.9 inhabitants per square mile (513.9/km2). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 654.5 per square mile (252.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
There were 311 households of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.94.
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