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Story County, Iowa -- Story City |
 | | In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. |
 | | As in so many towns in Iowa, the railroad proved a vital factor in touching off a local commercial boom, farmers in the area enjoyed the conveniences of delivering their produce to this new depot in preference to the tedious, mud-ridden haul to Ames and Gilbert. |
 | | Story City's population was composed of a Scandinavian mixture of mainly Norwegians and some Danes. |
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