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Stockport, Iowa
Location of Stockport, Iowa
Location of Stockport, Iowa
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Van Buren
Area
 • Total 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2)
 • Land 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 272
 • Density 264.85/sq mi (102.26/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52651
Area code(s) 319
FIPS code 19-75405
GNIS feature ID 0462001

Stockport is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 272 at the time of the 2020 census.

Geography

Stockport is located at 40°51′25″N 91°50′0″W / 40.85694°N 91.83333°W / 40.85694; -91.83333 (40.856993, -91.833341).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1910 265 —    
1920 385 +45.3%
1930 322 −16.4%
1940 338 +5.0%
1950 346 +2.4%
1960 342 −1.2%
1970 334 −2.3%
1980 272 −18.6%
1990 260 −4.4%
2000 284 +9.2%
2010 296 +4.2%
2020 272 −8.1%
Source: and Iowa Data Center
Source:
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 296 people, 112 households, and 76 families living in the city. The population density was 287.4 inhabitants per square mile (111.0/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 123.3 per square mile (47.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 112 households, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.29.

The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 19.3% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

Education

The community is served by the Van Buren County Community School District. It was previously in the Van Buren Community School District, until it merged into Van Buren County CSD on July 1, 2019.

The former Van Buren CSD operated Stockport Elementary School in the late 1990s. There was a middle school in Stockport, but in 2011 Van Buren CSD school board chose to close that building and move the middle school to Keosauqua. The vote was a 4-2 basis, and done to reduce expenses.

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