New London, Iowa

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The 2000 Census showed that New London had a population of 1,937 people^<1>. This represents 0.07% of the total population of Iowa, making it the state's 160th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
157	Pocahontas	NW	209 mi [336.4 km]	1,799	8.68% decrease
158	Hull	NW	288 mi [463.5 km]	2,028	3.47% increase
159	Cascade	N	97 mi [156.1 km]	2,118	8.17% increase
-160-	New London			1,841	4.96% decrease
161	Columbus Junction	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,827	3.84% decrease
162	Lisbon	N	68 mi [109.4 km]	2,029	6.9% increase
163	Manson	NW	196 mi [315.4 km]	1,657	12.47% decrease

New London had 846 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that New London has an area^<4> of 1.01 square miles [2.61 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, New London had a 2000 population density of 1,924 people per square mile [743 people/km²], making it the state's 33rd most densely populated area.

Henry County

The city of New London is located in Henry County.

The county had a population of 20,292 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,937 people, New London contained 9.55% of the Henry County total.

In addition, where the community of New London has a population density of 1,924 people per square mile [743 people/km²], Henry County averages 46.71 people per square mile [18.03 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Henry County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in New London and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on New London. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to New London.

A Census Quickfact is available for Henry County (QF-19087).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Henry County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Des Moines	QF-19057	SE	40,629	3.92% decrease
	Jefferson	QF-19101	W	15,463	4.29% decrease
	Lee	QF-19111	S	35,408	6.62% decrease
	Louisa	QF-19115	NE	11,725	3.64% decrease
	Van Buren	QF-19177	SW	7,676	1.8% decrease
	Washington	QF-19183	N	21,343	3.1% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to New London:

New London is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for New London.

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) New London. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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