Primghar, Iowa

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Primghar is a city in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. The population was 891 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of O'Brien County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Primghar is located at 43°5′16″N, 95°37′40″W (43.087722, -95.627892)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 891 people, 391 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The population density was 249.3/km² (643.9/mi²). There were 437 housing units at an average density of 122.3/km² (315.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.20% White, 0.11% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 391 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,304, and the median income for a family was $40,982. Males had a median income of $30,134 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,791. About 5.2% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.