Iberia is a city in southeast Miller County, Missouri, United States. The population was 703 as of the 2020 census. The community derives its name from the Iberian Peninsula perhaps via New Iberia, Louisiana.
Iberia Academy and Junior College was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Geography
Iberia is located in southeastern Miller County in the Ozarks of central Missouri. The city is at the intersection of routes 17 and 42. Route 17 leads northwest to Tuscumbia, the Miller county seat, and south to Crocker, while Route 42 leads west to Lake of the Ozarks State Park and northeast to Vienna.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Iberia has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 736 people, 287 households, and 185 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 347 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.7% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.
There were 287 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.16.
The median age in the city was 31.4 years. 31.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.
2000 census
As of the census