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Wyoming, Iowa

Wyoming, Iowa
City
Nickname(s): "Christmas City"
Location of Wyoming, Iowa
Location of Wyoming, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°3′33″N 91°0′18″W / 42.05917°N 91.00500°W / 42.05917; -91.00500Coordinates: 42°3′33″N 91°0′18″W / 42.05917°N 91.00500°W / 42.05917; -91.00500
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Jones
Area
 • Total 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Land 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 817 ft (249 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 515
 • Estimate (2012) 510
 • Density 1,009.8/sq mi (389.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 52362
Area code(s) 563
FIPS code 19-87240
GNIS feature ID 0463225
Website Wyoming, Iowa

Wyoming is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 515 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Wyoming was incorporated on October 21, 1873, and was named for Wyoming County, New York.

Wyoming is located at 42°3′33″N 91°0′18″W / 42.05917°N 91.00500°W / 42.05917; -91.00500 (42.059187, -91.004985).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 515 people, 243 households, and 136 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,009.8 inhabitants per square mile (389.9/km2). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 554.9 per square mile (214.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.6% Native American, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 243 households of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.80.


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