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Blue Grass, Iowa

Blue Grass, Iowa
City
Blue Grass Community Center
Blue Grass Community Center
Motto: A Great Place To Call Home Since 1853
Location of Blue Grass, Iowa
Location of Blue Grass, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°30′43″N 90°45′54″W / 41.51194°N 90.76500°W / 41.51194; -90.76500Coordinates: 41°30′43″N 90°45′54″W / 41.51194°N 90.76500°W / 41.51194; -90.76500
Country USA
State  Iowa
Counties Muscatine, Scott
Government
 • Mayor Tim Brandenburg
Area
 • City 2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2)
 • Land 2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 1,452
 • Estimate (2012) 1,556
 • Density 502.4/sq mi (194.0/km2)
 • Metro 382,630 (135th)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 52726
Area code(s) 563
FIPS code 19-07075
GNIS feature ID 0454709
Website http://www.bluegrassia.org/

Blue Grass is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the US state of Iowa. The population was 1,541 as of 2010.

Most of Blue Grass is part of the DavenportMolineRock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the Muscatine County portion of the city is considered part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.89 square miles (7.49 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,452 people, 561 households, and 426 families residing in the city. The population density was 502.4 inhabitants per square mile (194.0/km2). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 206.6 per square mile (79.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 1.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 561 households of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.


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