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Christmas time was a time for
Moravians to visit their neighbors and view their colorful Christmas decorations. This custom is remembered and practiced at Christmas time each year by The Moravia Tour of Homes. Another Moravian custom relived each year at Christmas time in Moravia is the Lovefest. The
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Moravia's annual events and festivals. Since the town was founded, it has experienced a rich tradition in the customs of the town's Moravian founders. The Moravia Tour of Homes is an example of a custom founded in the country of Moravia.
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living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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Moravia observed its sesquicentennial anniversary (150th birthday) July 4, 2001. The sesquicentennial anniversary was celebrated with a giant birthday party with events scheduled all day. A Moravian Church was built and dedicated in 1851. The early
Moravian Families honored the customs of the
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of 2000, there were 713 people, 317 households, and 206 families residing in the city. The population density was 615.8 inhabitants per square mile (237.8/km). There were 332 housing units at an average density of 286.7 per square mile (110.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 99.02%
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The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
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990:"U.S. Census website"
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333:Moravia is named for
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1393:United States portal
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1386:Iowa portal
1372:Walnut City
1319:communities
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1129:Centerville
1122:County seat
999:January 31,
787:Iowa portal
700:2000 census
652:2010 census
323:2020 census
300:moraviaiowa
93: /
1409:Categories
1337:Darbyville
1302:Washington
1292:Vermillion
1197:Unionville
1152:Cincinnati
868:August 12,
862:census.gov
805:References
704:As of the
656:As of the
287:feature ID
195:Population
81:92°49′07″W
78:40°53′31″N
1332:Coal City
1219:Townships
1068:City-Data
897:April 27,
825:March 16,
361:Geography
275:FIPS code
263:Area code
217:Time zone
187:Elevation
152:Appanoose
1267:Pleasant
1247:Franklin
1237:Chariton
1232:Caldwell
1037:Archived
773:See also
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678:Hispanic
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631:April 3,
279:19-53985
251:ZIP code
1362:Orleans
1352:Iconium
1347:Forbush
1262:Lincoln
1242:Douglas
1227:Bellair
1187:Rathbun
1167:Moulton
1162:Moravia
974:May 11,
949:June 4,
927:May 11,
760:of the
672:, 0.2%
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619:Source:
458:+103.2%
329:History
311:Moravia
295:Website
290:2395398
107:Country
1357:Jerome
1327:Brazil
1297:Walnut
1277:Taylor
1272:Sharon
1172:Mystic
1157:Exline
1139:Cities
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1257:Johns
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256:52571
245:(CDT)
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222:UTC-6
127:State
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