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History and Geograohy of Gilbert, IA

Gilbert was named for Hezekiah Gilbert, who owned the land upon which the town was built up.

Gilbert is located at 42°06′21″N 93°38′43″W (42.105858, -93.645185).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.57 km²), all land.

The landscape surrounding the city consists of rolling hills dotted with conventional farm buildings and livestock as well as row crop farming systems. Some suburban-style subdivisions lie a short distance to the south.

Gilbert’s southern boundary is two miles north of the Ames boundary that was extended when the Ada Hayden Heritage Park was developed.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert,_Iowa

Demographics of Gilbert, IA

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,082 people, 382 households, and 303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,189.0 inhabitants per square mile (459.1/km²). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 428.6 per square mile (165.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 1.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 382 households, of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.22.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert,_Iowa