Moneta, Iowa
Moneta, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 43°07′45″N 95°23′26″W / 43.12917°N 95.39056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | O'Brien |
Elevation | 1,447 ft (441 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 459169[1] |
Moneta is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.
History
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 44 | — | |
1920 | 127 | 188.6% | |
1930 | 85 | −33.1% | |
1940 | 115 | 35.3% | |
1950 | 89 | −22.6% | |
1960 | 76 | −14.6% | |
1970 | 41 | −46.1% | |
1980 | 43 | 4.9% | |
1990 | 29 | −32.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2] |
Moneta was platted in 1901.[3] The name Moneta is supposed to be a poetic form for the island of Anglesey.[4]
Moneta's population was 87 in 1915.[5] The population was 85 in 1940.[6] The community was originally an incorporated city, and it also had a school, but however, by 1959, the school closed and divided between Hartley and Everly, giving 60% of the school towards Everly, and the other 40% to Hartley. Eventually, the school would completely close down in 1976, and the city would later disincorporate by 1996;[7] The final recorded population of Moneta was 29 at the 1990 census. Not much is left of the former city, as the school is one of the only remaining remnants.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gaza". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. p. 419.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 104.
- ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 306.
- ^ "Moneta School". IAGenWebProject. Retrieved February 21, 2025.