Middle Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is the largest of the seven villages of the Amana Colonies, all designated as a National Historic Landmark. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Middle Amana was 581.[2]
Geography
Middle Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the north side of the valley of the Iowa River. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Amana and 2 miles (3 km) east of High Amana. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Middle Amana CDP has an area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all land.[2]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 543 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
History
In 1881, Middle Amana contained a woolen mill, starch factory, machine shop, wagon shop, blacksmith shop, book printing and bindery, brick yard, general store, school, and meeting house.[4]
Education
Clear Creek–Amana Community School District operates public schools serving the community. Amana Elementary School is in Middle Amana,[5][6] and Clear Creek–Amana Middle School and Clear Creek–Amana High School are in Tiffin.
Amana High School in Middle Amana was established after a 1935 bond election.[7] The school closed in 1991.[8]
Clear Creek–Amana Middle School was previously in Middle Amana.[9]
Notable person
- Bill Zuber, baseball player and restaurateur
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Middle Amana CDP, Iowa". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ The History of Iowa County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1881. pp. 765.
- ^ Home Archived 2017-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. Amana Elementary School. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. "Amana Elementary 3023 220th Trail Amana, IA 52203"
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Middle Amana CDP, IA." U.S. Census Bureau. retrieved on October 24, 2017.
- ^ Hoehnle, Peter. Amana Colonies: 1932-1945. Arcadia Publishing, 2016. ISBN 1467115401, 9781467115407. p. 108.
- ^ Hoehnle, Peter. Amana Colonies: 1932-1945. Arcadia Publishing, 2016. ISBN 1467115401, 9781467115407. p. 110.
- ^ Home. Clear Creek–Amana Middle School. February 23, 1999. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. "3023 220th Trail Middle Amana, Iowa 52307".
External links
- Amana Church Society Archived 2017-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
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