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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Modale, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Modale, Iowa
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|subdivision_name         = [[USA]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Harrison County, Iowa|Harrison]]
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|area_total_km2           = 2.70
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 273
|population_density_km2   = 101.22
|population_density_sq_mi = 262.25
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 1014
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|postal_code              = 51556
|area_code                = [[Area code 712|712]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-52995
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|blank1_info              = 2395363<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395363}}</ref>
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'''Modale''' is a city in [[Harrison County, Iowa|Harrison County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 273 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Modale was originally called Martinsdale, and under the latter name was laid out in 1872 by Benjamin Martin, and named for him.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bH8HtIwXzdcC | title=History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth | publisher=Western Publishing Company | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bH8HtIwXzdcC/page/n297 298]}}</ref> The present name of Modale, so named from the city's setting in a dale near the [[Missouri River]], was adopted when a railroad depot was first built.<ref name="history" /><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA103|year=1908|page=103}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2011-02-20}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1890|288
|1900|383
|1910|387
|1920|381
|1930|359
|1940|385
|1950|283
|1960|276
|1970|297
|1980|373
|1990|289
|2000|303
|2010|283
|2020|273
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 273 people, 123 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 262.1 inhabitants per square mile (101.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 133 housing units at an average density of 127.7 per square mile (49.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.4% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from other races and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 0.7% of the population.

Of the 123 households, 38.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% were cohabitating couples, 21.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 22.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.3% of all households were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 43.3 years. 26.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 2.6% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 and 44; 27.8% were from 45 and 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 283 people, 116 households, and 74 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|269.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 146 housing units at an average density of {{convert|139.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 116 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 303 people, 139 households, and 89 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|280.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 155 housing units at an average density of {{convert|143.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.63% from two or more races.

There were 139 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.74.

Age/Gender Breakdown: 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $39,432. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,111. About 6.7% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
It is within the [[West Harrison Community School District]].<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_WEST%20HARRISON.pdf West Harrison]." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Myra Keaton]], mother of actor and director [[Buster Keaton]], was born in Modale.

==References==

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{{Omaha-Council Bluffs metro}}
{{Harrison County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Harrison County, Iowa]]