New Hampton, Iowa | |
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City | |
Location of NewHampton, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 43°3′35″N 92°18′53″W / 43.05972°N 92.31472°WCoordinates: 43°3′35″N 92°18′53″W / 43.05972°N 92.31472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Chickasaw |
Area | |
• Total | 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2) |
• Land | 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,571 |
• Estimate (2016) | 3,424 |
• Density | 1,130/sq mi (436.3/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 50659, 50661 |
Area code(s) | 641 |
FIPS code | 19-56100 |
GNIS feature ID | 0459473 |
New Hampton is a city in, and the county seat of, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,571 at the 2010 census.
New Hampton was founded about 1855. It is named after a New Hampton in New England, the native town of one of its founders.
New Hampton is located at 43°3′35″N 92°18′53″W / 43.05972°N 92.31472°W (43.059701, -92.314703).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.16 square miles (8.18 km2), all of it land.
As of the 2010 census, there were 3,571 people, 1,555 households, and 943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,130.1 inhabitants per square mile (436.3/km2). There were 1,697 housing units at an average density of 537.0 per square mile (207.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.5% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.
There were 1,555 households of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82.