St. Benedict, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°2′16″N 94°3′51″W / 43.03778°N 94.06417°W / 43.03778; -94.06417
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St. Benedict, Iowa
St. Benedict is located in Iowa
St. Benedict
St. Benedict
St. Benedict is located in the United States
St. Benedict
St. Benedict
Coordinates: 43°2′16″N 94°3′51″W / 43.03778°N 94.06417°W / 43.03778; -94.06417
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyKossuth
TownshipPrairie
Area
 • Total0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,260 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total31
 • Density40.42/sq mi (15.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code515
FIPS code19-69825
GNIS feature ID0460944

St. Benedict is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prairie Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 39.[3]

St. Benedict was platted in 1899.[4]

Geography[edit]

The community is located in southeastern Kossuth County, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Algona, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202031
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Benedict, Iowa
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. Benedict CDP, Iowa". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2019.[dead link]
  4. ^ Reed, Benjamin F. (1913). History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 583.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.