Middle Amana, Iowa

Middle Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is the largest of the seven villages of the Amana Colonies, all designated as a National Historic Landmark. As of the 2020 Census, the population of Middle Amana was 543.

Middle Amana, Iowa
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°47′41″N 91°54′06″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Iowa
Area [2]
• Total	0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
• Land	0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	755 ft (230 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	543
• Density	558.64/sq mi (215.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	52307
FIPS code	19-51600
GNIS feature ID	2629970[1]

Geography

Middle Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the north side of the valley of the Iowa River. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Amana and 2 miles (3 km) east of High Amana. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Middle Amana CDP has an area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	581		—
2020	543		−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020,^[5] there were 543 people, 235 households, and 146 families residing in the community. The population density was 558.6 inhabitants per square mile (215.7/km²). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 262.3 per square mile (101.3/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 97.6% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.6% of the population.

Of the 235 households, 24.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 3.8% were cohabitating couples, 23.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.3% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.9% of all households were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the community was 57.6 years. 15.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.9% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 14.4% were from 25 and 44; 31.7% were from 45 and 64; and 34.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

History

In 1881, Middle Amana contained a woolen mill, starch factory, machine shop, wagon shop, blacksmith shop, book printing and bindery, brick yard, general store, school, and meeting house.^[6]

Education

Clear Creek–Amana Community School District operates public schools serving the community. Amana Elementary School is in Middle Amana,^[7][8] and Clear Creek–Amana Middle School and Clear Creek–Amana High School are in Tiffin.

Amana High School in Middle Amana was established after a 1935 bond election.^[9] The school closed in 1991.^[10]

Clear Creek–Amana Middle School was previously in Middle Amana.^[11]

Notable person

• Bill Zuber, baseball player and restaurateur