Palmer is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 165 at the 2010 census.HistoryPalmer had its start in the year 1899 by the building of the Rock Island railroad through that territory.GeographyPalmer is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.42sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 165 people, 85 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density was 392.9PD/sqmi. There were 102 housing units at an average density of 242.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.6% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.There were 85 households of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.9% were non-families. 43.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.63.
