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State Center is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2000 census. State Center is the Rose Capital of Iowa.
State Center is located at 42°00′57″N 93°09′51″W / 42.015947°N 93.164238°W / 42.015947; -93.164238 (42.015947, -93.164238).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,349 people, 559 households, and 354 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,384.4 people per square mile (537.0/km). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 612.7 per square mile (237.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.78% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 1.11% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.
There were 559 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living…