Morning Sun, Iowa

Morning Sun, Iowa
City
Location of Morning Sun, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Louisa
Area
• Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	872
• Density	1,119.5/sq mi (432.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52640
Area code	319
FIPS code	19-54120
GNIS feature ID	0459240

Morning Sun is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Morning Sun is located at 41°5′43″N 91°15′13″W (41.095209, -91.253606)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 872 people, 338 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,119.5 people per square mile (431.6/km²). There were 366 housing units at an average density of 469.9/sq mi (181.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.36% White, 0.11% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 1.38% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.78% of the population.

There were 338 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,727, and the median income for a family was $43,173. Males had a median income of $32,107 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,041. About 8.3% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Morning Sun Iowa, though a town of less than 900 people, is on the State of Iowa's places to visit throughout the year. During the 4th of July the town grows from less than 900 to between 10,000-20,000 people.