Delaware

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Delaware

Total population

138

Median home value

$143,400

8.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$78,750

Delaware$79k

National$74k

Elevation329 m

Land area2.1 km²

Weather64°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Coordinates42.47°, -91.34°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Delaware is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 142 at the time of the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Delaware, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

F

Fran Leeper Buss

American historian

Robert Gallery

American football player (born 1980)

Susan Werner

American musician

Berinn Rae

American writer

C

Charlotte Fawcett

American politician (1911-1998)

M

Mike Haight

American football player

Ray Zirkelbach

American politician in Iowa (born 1978)

Tom Dennison

American political boss and racketeer

Walt McCredie

American baseball player (1876–1934)

F

Francis Junior Pierce

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

J

Joseph Clyde Murley

American classical philologist

Michael Breitbach

American politician (Iowa)

S

Steve Falck

American politician

B

Beverly Hannon

state senator for Iowa

R

Robert E. Clute

political scientist

Isaac N. Sullivan

American judge 1848-1938

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Delhi
  2.7 mi away
• Manchester
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,191
• Greeley
  7.8 mi away
• Ryan
  11.2 mi away · pop. 346
• Worthington
  12.2 mi away
• Edgewood
  12.3 mi away · pop. 752
• New Vienna
  12.6 mi away · pop. 372
• Colesburg
  13.5 mi away · pop. 545
• Farley
  16.9 mi away · pop. 1,889
• Monticello
  18.4 mi away · pop. 4,071
• Holy Cross
  19.6 mi away
• Epworth
  20.8 mi away · pop. 1,894

Browse all places in Iowa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Delaware

History of Delaware County, Iowa and Its People; Volume 1

John F. Merry · 2018

Delaware County, Iowa graves registration

United States. Work Projects Administration (Iowa) · 1939

Soil survey of Delaware County, Iowa

Robin J. Wisner · 1986

History of Delaware County, Iowa, and Its People

J. F. 1844- Ed Merry · 2023

History of Delaware County, Iowa

Anonymous · 2022

History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people

J. F. Merry · 1914

Index to the 1840 census of Delaware County, Iowa

Sherman Lee Pompey · 1974

1978 census of agriculture, preliminary report, Delaware County, Iowa

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1980

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-16

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-14

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Seen 2026-08-30

Asiatic dayflower

Commelina communis

Seen 2026-08-17

tall bellflower

Campanulastrum americanum

Seen 2026-08-16

White-banded Crab Spider

Misumenoides formosipes

Seen 2026-08-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).