Tag: La Motte

La Motte is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census.
La Motte is located at 42°17′42″N 90°37′14″W / 42.295°N 90.62056°W / 42.295; -90.62056 (42.294910, -90.620455), in hilly countryside.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 272 people, 105 households, and 80 families residing in the city. The population density was 582.6 people per square mile (223.4/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 224.9 per square mile (86.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.26% White, and 0.74% from two or more races.
There were 105 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone…