Corley, Iowa
Census-designated place
Corley, Iowa is located in Iowa
Corley, Iowa
Corley, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°34′40″N 95°19′50″W / 41.57778°N 95.33056°W / 41.57778; -95.33056
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyShelby
Area
[1]
 • Total0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
 • Land0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,178 ft (359 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total31
 • Density516.67/sq mi (200.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
51537[3]
Area code712
GNIS feature ID2583482[2]

Corley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2010 Census the population of Corley was 26.[4]

History

Corley was founded in 1878.[5] Corley's population was 75 in 1902,[6] and 90 in 1925.[7] The population was 75 in 1940.[8]

Location

Corley is located 1/7th of a mile from the West Nishnabotna River and is 1/4 of a mile from the Harlan Municipal Airport. Corley is located between Harlan and Avoca. It is one of the two Census designated places in Shelby County along with Jacksonville a few miles up the road.

Education

The Harlan Community School District operates local public schools. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville and Corley, and the surrounding rural areas.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202031—
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corley, Iowa
  3. ^ "Corley IA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Staff, Website Services & Coordination. "US Census Bureau 2010 Census Interactive Population Map". Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  5. ^ White, Edward Speer (1915). Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 281.
  6. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  8. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 296.
  9. ^ "FY20_HARLAN" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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