Walker is a city in Linn County,

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. The population was 688 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

Cedar Rapids, Iowa metropolitan area The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Iowa, anchored by the city of Cedar Rapids. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 257,940, and a ...

History

Walker began as an outgrowth of the

Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway (BCR&N) was a railroad that operated in the United States from 1876 to 1903. It was formed to take over the operations of the bankrupt Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railway, which was, in ...

. It was named in honor of W. W. Walker, chief engineer of the railroad.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 791 people, 289 households, and 215 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 309 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.0%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% from

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, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 289 households, of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18. The median age in the city was 34 years. 32.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 750 people, 273 households, and 197 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 286 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.67%

, 0.27%

, 0.53% Native American, and 0.53% from two or more races. There were 273 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were

living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23. 30.7% were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $50,556. Males had a median income of $34,271 versus $23,618 for females. The

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for the city was $16,258. About 4.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The

North Linn Community School District The North Linn Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Troy Mills, Iowa (the mailing address and physical location is outside of Troy Mills, though the street address is Coggon). The district is span north ...

operates area public schools. Just north of Walker was

Cono Christian School Cono Christian School was a private Christian school founded in 1951 near Walker, Iowa, by Max and Jean Belz serving K-12 day and boarding students from around the United States and the world.Clifton Brady Clifton Brady (16 October 1894 – 9 June 1963) was a Seattle architect and one of the founders of the American architectural firm NBBJ. Brady was born in Walker, Iowa. He earned his B.Arch. in 1917 from Iowa State College (now Iowa State Uni ...

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-based architect *

Luella Klein Luella Mae Bare Voogd Klein-Colquitt (October 24, 1924 – January 13, 2019) was an American obstetrician-gynecologist. She was the Charles Howard Candler Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. She became the first female department chai ...

, obstetrician-gynecologist *

Joel Belz Joel Belz (born 1941) is the founder of God's World Publications in 1977, which includes the World Journalism Institute started in 1999 and ''WORLD'' magazine, a biweekly Christian newsmagazine, in 1986. Personal life Belz was raised in the gra ...

, journalist, publisher

References

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