Moscow, Iowa | |
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 Moscow Post Office | |
  Moscow  Moscow | |
| Coordinates:41°34′21″N91°04′55″W / 41.57250°N 91.08194°W /41.57250; -91.08194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Muscatine |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 290 |
| • Density | 243.8/sq mi (94.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 52760 |
| FIPS code | 19-54345 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806529[2] |
Moscow is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inMuscatine County, Iowa, United States. As of the2020 census, the population was 290.[3] It has apost office, with theZIP code of 52760,[4] which opened on May 1, 1837.[5] The community is part of the MuscatineMicropolitan Statistical Area.
Moscow was laid out in 1836 by Henry Webster and Dr. Charles Drury.[6] Moscow experienced rapid growth with the arrival of the railroad in 1855.[7]
The population was 153 in 1940.[8]
Moscow is in northern Muscatine County, along local roads just north ofU.S. Route 6, 12 miles (19 km) north of the city ofMuscatine, thecounty seat.[9]Davenport is 29 miles (47 km) to the east, andIowa City is 26 miles (42 km) to the west-northwest. TheIowa Interstate Railroad operates an estimated one to three trains per day through the town.
Moscow lies on the east side of theCedar River at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m).[2] According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.29 km2), of which 1.19 square miles (3.08 km2) are land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2), or 5.93%, are water.[1]
Hinkeyville is a smallunincorporated community located across the Cedar River from Moscow. It is primarily a residential area; however, Wendling Quarries has their main facility just south of the community.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 290 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
As of thecensus of 2020,[11] there were 290 people, 119 households, and 93 families residing in the community. Thepopulation density was 243.8 inhabitants per square mile (94.1/km2). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 102.6 per square mile (39.6/km2). Theracial makeup of the community was 96.9%White, 0.7%Black or African American, 0.0%Native American, 0.7%Asian, 0.0%Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 1.7% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.7% of the population.
Of the 119 households, 31.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% weremarried couples living together, 7.6% were cohabitating couples, 15.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.8% of all households were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 50.8 years. 22.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 0.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 and 44; 33.1% were from 45 and 64; and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 63.1% male and 36.9% female.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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