Moneta, Iowa | |
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  Moneta, Iowa | |
| Coordinates:43°07′45″N95°23′26″W / 43.12917°N 95.39056°W /43.12917; -95.39056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | O'Brien |
| Elevation | 1,447 ft (441 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 459169[1] |
Moneta is anunincorporated community inO'Brien County,Iowa, United States.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 44 | — | |
| 1920 | 127 | 188.6% | |
| 1930 | 85 | −33.1% | |
| 1940 | 115 | 35.3% | |
| 1950 | 89 | −22.6% | |
| 1960 | 76 | −14.6% | |
| 1970 | 41 | −46.1% | |
| 1980 | 43 | 4.9% | |
| 1990 | 29 | −32.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
Moneta wasplatted in 1901.[3] The name Moneta is supposed to be a poetic form for the island ofAnglesey.[4]
Moneta's population was 87 in 1915.[5] The population was 85 in 1940.[6] The community was originally an incorporated city, and it also had a school, but however, by 1959, the school closed and divided between Hartley and Everly, giving 60% of the school towards Everly, and the other 40% to Hartley. Eventually, the school would completely close down in 1976, and the city would later disincorporate by 1996;[7] The final recorded population of Moneta was 29 at the 1990 census. Not much is left of the former city, as the school is one of the only remaining remnants.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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