Lenox is a city in Taylor and Adams counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,407 at the 2010 census.HistoryLenox had its start in the year 1871 by the building of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad through that territory.GeographyLenox is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.06sqmi, of which, 1.98sqmi is land and 0.08sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,407 people, 609 households, and 344 families residing in the city. The population density was 710.6PD/sqmi. There were 664 housing units at an average density of 335.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 91.3% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, 7.0% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.8% of the population.There were 609 households of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.01.
