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Varina, Iowa

Varina, Iowa
City
Location of Varina, Iowa
Location of Varina, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°39′36″N 94°53′56″W / 42.66000°N 94.89889°W / 42.66000; -94.89889Coordinates: 42°39′36″N 94°53′56″W / 42.66000°N 94.89889°W / 42.66000; -94.89889
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Pocahontas
Area
 • Total 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Land 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,260 ft (384 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 71
 • Estimate (2012) 70
 • Density 263.0/sq mi (101.5/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 50593
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-80535
GNIS feature ID 0462545

Varina is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 71 at the 2010 census.

Varina had its start in the year 1899 by the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway through that territory. It was named after Varina Farms, a plantation established by John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia.

Varina is located at 42°39′36″N 94°53′56″W / 42.66000°N 94.89889°W / 42.66000; -94.89889 (42.659864, -94.898808).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 71 people, 30 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was 263.0 inhabitants per square mile (101.5/km2). There were 35 housing units at an average density of 129.6 per square mile (50.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.2% White and 2.8% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0% of the population.

There were 30 households of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.3% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.35.


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