| Garden City, Iowa | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Garden City |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Iowa |
| Coordinates: | 42.2456°N -93.3956°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hardin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Total: | 100 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 38.71 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 50102 |
| Area Code: | 515 |
| Blank Name: | Hardin |
| Blank Info: | 19083 |
| Blank1 Name: | Garden City Post Office |
| Blank1 Info: | 1997667 |
| Blank2 Name: | Garden City Fire Department |
| Blank2 Info: | 1997669 |
| Blank3 Name: | Garden City Community Building |
| Blank3 Info: | 1997670 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 100.30 |
Garden City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 100.
As of the census of 2020,[2] there were 100 people, 46 households, and 35 families residing in the community. The population density was 100.3 inhabitants per square mile (38.7/km2). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 46.1 per square mile (17.8/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 95.0% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.0% of the population.
Of the 46 households, 4.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% were cohabitating couples, 15.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 0.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 23.9% of all households were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 57.0 years. 17.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.0% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 17.0% were from 25 and 44; 22.0% were from 45 and 64; and 40.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 59.0% male and 41.0% female.
Garden City got its start in the year 1901, following construction of the railroad through that territory.[3]