Fremont, Iowa

Fremont is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.

There was a Baptist church, a hotel, three stores, a barber shop and a school.

[4] The Burlington and Western, a narrow gauge railroad and its competitor, the Iowa Central Railway built parallel tracks toward Oskaloosa.

[6] In 1905, Fremont had a grain elevator, live-stock pens, and a lumber yard on clustered around the Burlington depot on the south side of town, and a creamery, another stockyard, and grain elevator spread out on both sides of the Iowa Central depot along the north-east side.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), all of it land.

There were 320 housing units at an average density of 301.2 per square mile (116.3/km2).

There were 327 housing units at an average density of 317.5 per square mile (122.6/km2).

The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races.

26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The population of Fremont, Iowa from US census data
The population of Fremont, Iowa from US census data
Map of Iowa highlighting Mahaska County