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Most Amish Mennonites later assimilated and lost their Amish identity. The Beachy Amish broke away from the Old Orders in the 1920s. [6] The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway built a 66-mile branch from Iowa City to What Cheer via Kalona in 1879. [7] [8] Kalona was established by the railroad on August 6, 1879. [9]
Amish (also known locally as Joetown) is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area . Its altitude is 758 feet (231 m), and it lies at 41°32′9″N 91°47′12″W / 41.53583°N 91.78667°W / 41.53583; -91.78667 (41.5358477, − ...
According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Iowa, arranged in alphabetical order. This list contains a number of historical communities which no longer exist, and also includes a number of disincorporated cities.
The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. Iowa City, IA: University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-1587296857. Shambaugh, Bertha Maude Horack (1908). Amana: The Community of True Inspiration. Iowa City, IA: The State Historical Society of Iowa. Webber, Philip E. (2009). Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana. Iowa City, IA: University Of Iowa Press.
Here are the 10 cities in Iowa which have seen the most population decline since 2020 according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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As of the census [9] of 2010, there were 184 people, 76 households, and 47 families living in the city. The population density was 736.0 inhabitants per square mile (284.2/km 2). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 340.0 per square mile (131.3/km 2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.5% White and 0.5% from two or more races.