Avoca, Iowa

Avoca is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. In 2010, 1,506 people lived there.
History.
Avoca was created in 1869 when the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad built a railroad near the area. It is named after Avoca in Ireland. It quickly became a regional service center for the nearby farms.
Geography.
Avoca is at (41.4790, -95.3373). The city is between the West Nishnabotna River and its East Branch.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
People.
2010 census.
In 2010, there were 1,506 people, 662 households, and 436 families living in the Avoca. 98.8% of the people were White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the people.
The median age in the city was 43.2 years old. 48.9% of the people were male, and 51.1% of the people were female.
Education.
The community is served by the AHSTW Community School District. It used to be in the Hancock-Avoca Community School District until July 1, 1996. This was when the district merged into the A-H-S-T Community School District. In turn, that merged into AHSTW on July 1, 2016.