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Kiron, Iowa

Kiron, Iowa
City
Location of Kiron, Iowa
Location of Kiron, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°11′46″N 95°19′37″W / 42.19611°N 95.32694°W / 42.19611; -95.32694Coordinates: 42°11′46″N 95°19′37″W / 42.19611°N 95.32694°W / 42.19611; -95.32694
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Crawford
Area
 • Total 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
 • Land 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,342 ft (409 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 279
 • Estimate (2012) 283
 • Density 1,328.6/sq mi (513.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 51448
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-41610
GNIS feature ID 0458112

Kiron is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. The population was 279 at the 2010 census.

Kiron was platted in 1899. It was supposedly named after a place in China.

Kiron is located at 42°11′46″N 95°19′37″W / 42.19611°N 95.32694°W / 42.19611; -95.32694 (42.196099, -95.327070).

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.

Kiron is six miles east of U.S. Route 59 at Iowa Highway 39.

As of the census of 2010, there were 279 people, 121 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,328.6 inhabitants per square mile (513.0/km2). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 638.1 per square mile (246.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 8.2% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.1% of the population.

There were 121 households of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.74.


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