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Paullina, Iowa

Paullina, Iowa
City
Motto: Gem of the Prairie
Location of Paullina, Iowa
Location of Paullina, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°58′43″N 95°41′13″W / 42.97861°N 95.68694°W / 42.97861; -95.68694Coordinates: 42°58′43″N 95°41′13″W / 42.97861°N 95.68694°W / 42.97861; -95.68694
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County O'Brien
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Mayor Mike Otto
Area
 • Total 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2)
 • Land 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,056
 • Estimate (2016) 1,017
 • Density 1,242/sq mi (479.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 51046
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-61905
GNIS feature ID 0460045
Website City of Paullina

Paullina is a city in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,056 at the 2010 census.

Paullina was laid out in 1882 when the Chicago & Northwestern Railway was extended to that point. It was named for the Paullin brothers, who owned the town site.

Paullina is located at 42°58′43″N 95°41′13″W / 42.97861°N 95.68694°W / 42.97861; -95.68694 (42.978578, -95.687080).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.20 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,056 people, 496 households, and 309 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,242.4 inhabitants per square mile (479.7/km2). There were 531 housing units at an average density of 624.7 per square mile (241.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 496 households of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.72.


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