Rudd, Iowa
human settlement in Floyd County, Iowa, United States of America
Rudd is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 358 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline of 16.9% from 431 in 2000. A post office opened in Rudd in 1869.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 358 people, 165 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The population density was 329.1 inhabitants per square mile (127.1/km2). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 161.8 per square mile (62.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 4.5% of the population.
Of the 165 households, 27.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% were cohabitating couples, 27.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 23.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present.
“Rudd, Iowa” enters the record as human settlement in Floyd County, Iowa, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Rudd, Iowa and human can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1925644. Authority coordinates are 43.129, -92.904. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2000 and 1869.
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