Panama, Iowa

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Panama, Iowa | settlement_type = City | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Panama, IA.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Downtown Panama | image_flag = | image_seal =  | image_map = Shelby_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Panama_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Panama, Iowa | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Iowa}} | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Shelby | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = Grass man | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = Grass Man | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 0.75 | area_land_km2 = 0.75 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.29 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.29 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = 2020 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 235 | population_density_km2 = 312.83 | population_density_sq_mi = 810.34 | timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 1309 | coordinates = {{coord|41|43|34|N|95|28|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = ZIP codes | postal_code = 51562, 51578 | area_code = 712 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 19-61275 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2396136<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396136}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.developsource.com/Communities/panama.asp}} | footnotes = | pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Panama''' is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 235 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

== History == Panama had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway through Washington Township.<ref>[https://iagenweb.org/shelby/maps/twpmap.htm Shelby County Township Map]. Iowa GenWeb. Accessed 30 September 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rk40AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA259 | title=Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=White, Grass man | year=1915 | pages=259}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

The community is on Iowa Highway 191, halfway between U.S. Routes 30 and 59

==Demographics== {{Historical populations |title= Historical populations |type= USA |align= left |1890|379 |1900|221 |1910|232 |1920|220 |1930|256 |1940|255 |1950|230 |1960|257 |1970|221 |1980|229 |1990|201 |2000|212 |2010|221 |2020|235 |source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center] }}

===2020 census=== As of the census of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 235 people, 107 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The population density was 810.2 inhabitants per square mile (312.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 368.9 per square mile (142.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.4% of the population.

Of the 107 households, 27.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 2.8% were cohabitating couples, 29.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 17.8% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.4% of all households were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 28.9% of the residents were under the age of 20; 2.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 and 44; 23.0% were from 45 and 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 43.0% male and 57.0% female.

===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 221 people, 98 households, and 57 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|762.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 107 housing units at an average density of {{convert|369.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 1.8% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 98 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 212 people, 96 households, and 57 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|745.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|369.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, 0.47% African American, and 1.42% from two or more races.

There were 96 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $25,556 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,078. About 3.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 14.0% of those 65 or over.

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_HARLAN_0.pdf|title=FY20_HARLAN|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-07-31}}</ref>

==References== <references />

==External links== * [http://www.developsource.com/Communities/panama.asp City website]

Category:Cities in Shelby County, Iowa Category:Cities in Iowa