Persia, Iowa | |
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City | |
Location of Persia, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 41°34′44″N 95°34′14″W / 41.57889°N 95.57056°WCoordinates: 41°34′44″N 95°34′14″W / 41.57889°N 95.57056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Harrison |
Area | |
• Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2) |
• Land | 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 319 |
• Estimate (2016) | 296 |
• Density | 679/sq mi (262.0/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 51563 |
Area code(s) | 712 |
FIPS code | 19-62445 |
GNIS feature ID | 0460096 |
Persia is a city in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 319 in the 2010 census, a decline from 363 in the 2000 census.
Persia is located at 41°34′44″N 95°34′14″W / 41.57889°N 95.57056°W (41.578993, -95.570417).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 319 people, 127 households, and 88 families residing in the city. The population density was 678.7 inhabitants per square mile (262.0/km2). There were 137 housing units at an average density of 291.5 per square mile (112.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.3% African American, and 1.9% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
There were 127 households of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.