Schleswig (Iowa)

Schleswig is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. The population was 882 at the 2010 census.HistorySchleswig was laid out in 1899. The city was named after the Schleswig in Germany and Denmark, from which the original settlers came.GeographySchleswig is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.31sqmi, of which, 1.30sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 882 people, 377 households, and 246 families residing in the city. The population density was 678.5PD/sqmi. There were 419 housing units at an average density of 322.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.4% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.There were 377 households of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.