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Iberia, Missouri
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| City of Iberia | |
Location of Iberia, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Miller |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 736 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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749 |
| • Density | 850.17/sq mi (328.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
65486
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| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-34228 |
Iberia is a city in Miller County, Missouri, United States. The population was 736 at the 2010 census.
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History
A post office called Iberia has been in operation since 1838. The community derives its name from the Iberian Peninsula perhaps via New Iberia, Louisiana.
Iberia Academy and Junior College was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Geography
Iberia is located at 38°5′18″N 92°17′37″W / 38.08833°N 92.29361°W (38.088453, -92.293575).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 264 | — | |
| 1910 | 428 | 62.1% | |
| 1920 | 487 | 13.8% | |
| 1930 | 539 | 10.7% | |
| 1940 | 486 | −9.8% | |
| 1950 | 595 | 22.4% | |
| 1960 | 694 | 16.6% | |
| 1970 | 741 | 6.8% | |
| 1980 | 852 | 15.0% | |
| 1990 | 650 | −23.7% | |
| 2000 | 605 | −6.9% | |
| 2010 | 736 | 21.7% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 749 | 1.8% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 736 people, 287 households, and 185 families living in the city. The population density was 836.4 inhabitants per square mile (322.9/km2). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 394.3 per square mile (152.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.7% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.
There were 287 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.16.
The median age in the city was 31.4 years. 31.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.
Education
The Iberia R-V School District operates an elementary school, a junior high school, and a high school. Junior high and elementary are linked in two buildings, and high school operates primarily in the annex, but classes do go back and forth from the buildings.
Iberia has a public library, a branch of the Heartland Regional Library System.
See also
In Spanish: Iberia (Misuri) para niños
