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Center Junction
IowaCDP
Center Junction
Total population
126
Median home value
$58,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$26,528
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Center Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 100 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Center Junction was laid out in 1871. The town promoters hoped the place would become a junction near the geographical center of Jones County, hence the name. The population was 198 in 1940. There was a junction between the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Pacific Railway at Center Junction for many years. The Chicago & NorthWestern discontinued service on the line in 1951.
Geography
Center Junction is located at (42.116326, -91.088070). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Strawberry HillElementary · Anamosa · 442 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Anamosa High SchoolHigh · Anamosa · 397 students · 14.7:1 ratio
- Monticello High SchoolHigh · Monticello · 366 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Anamosa Middle SchoolMiddle · Anamosa · 344 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- Midland Middle/High SchoolHigh · Wyoming · 303 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · Monticello · 299 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · Monticello · 144 students · 12:1 ratio
- Olin Elementary SchoolElementary · Olin · 92 students · 9.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Iowa
- Onslow3.9 mi away
- Wyoming5.8 mi away
- Olin8.5 mi away · pop. 830
- Monticello9.4 mi away · pop. 4,071
- Anamosa9.5 mi away · pop. 5,629
- Baldwin13.2 mi away
- Stone City13.3 mi away · pop. 154
- Martelle15.2 mi away · pop. 457
- Lost Nation17.3 mi away · pop. 390
- Toronto18.7 mi away
- Bernard19.1 mi away · pop. 112
- Worthington19.7 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Center Junction
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library