Patterson is a city in Madison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Des Moines - West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryPatterson was laid out in 1872. It derives its name from Alexander Pattison, the original owner of the town site, but the name was misspelled on the plat and stuck.GeographyPatterson is located at, along the Middle River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.20sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 130 people, 57 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The population density was 650.0PD/sqmi. There were 66 housing units at an average density of 330.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.2% White and 0.8% Pacific Islander.There were 57 households of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84.
