List of census-designated places in Iowa

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This is a list of census-designated places in Iowa. The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places as unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.[1]

As of the 2020 census, Iowa has 86 census-designated places,[2] up from 62 in the 2010 census.[3] Most CDPs in the state are small rural communities.

Census-designated places[edit]

Name County Population
(2020)[4]
Area (2020)[2] Coordinates[2]
sq mi km2
Amana Iowa 388 0.992 2.6 41°48′13″N 91°52′31″W / 41.80363°N 91.875235°W / 41.80363; -91.875235
Anderson Fremont 37 0.329 0.9 40°47′54″N 95°36′31″W / 40.798309°N 95.60849°W / 40.798309; -95.60849
Argo Scott 44 0.456 1.2 41°37′33″N 90°26′03″W / 41.625766°N 90.434092°W / 41.625766; -90.434092
Argyle Lee 91 0.603 1.6 40°32′09″N 91°34′04″W / 40.535848°N 91.567696°W / 40.535848; -91.567696
Athelstan Taylor 6 0.13 0.3 40°34′22″N 94°32′33″W / 40.572702°N 94.542631°W / 40.572702; -94.542631
Augusta Des Moines 51 0.841 2.2 40°45′42″N 91°16′38″W / 40.761765°N 91.277226°W / 40.761765; -91.277226
Bartlett Fremont 5 0.4 1.0 40°53′07″N 95°47′41″W / 40.885338°N 95.794666°W / 40.885338; -95.794666
Beaverdale Des Moines 880 3.189 8.3 40°50′55″N 91°12′08″W / 40.84857°N 91.20225°W / 40.84857; -91.20225
Bentley Pottawattamie 93 1.027 2.7 41°22′32″N 95°37′21″W / 41.375546°N 95.622501°W / 41.375546; -95.622501
Big Rock Scott 49 0.33 0.9 41°46′09″N 90°49′36″W / 41.769079°N 90.826528°W / 41.769079; -90.826528
Bolan Worth 32 2.892 7.5 43°22′25″N 93°06′31″W / 43.37348°N 93.108502°W / 43.37348; -93.108502
Bradford Franklin 84 0.929 2.4 42°38′12″N 93°15′09″W / 42.636716°N 93.252388°W / 42.636716; -93.252388
Burchinal Cerro Gordo 33 0.077 0.2 43°03′53″N 93°16′43″W / 43.064797°N 93.278516°W / 43.064797; -93.278516
Burr Oak Winneshiek 171 0.69 1.8 43°27′29″N 91°51′43″W / 43.457984°N 91.861927°W / 43.457984; -91.861927
California Junction Harrison 74 0.461 1.2 41°33′37″N 95°59′41″W / 41.56017°N 95.994752°W / 41.56017; -95.994752
Center Junction Jones 100 0.734 1.9 42°06′51″N 91°05′25″W / 42.114127°N 91.09034°W / 42.114127; -91.09034
Chapin Franklin 71 0.099 0.3 42°50′07″N 93°13′19″W / 42.835258°N 93.222042°W / 42.835258; -93.222042
Climbing Hill Woodbury 97 1.281 3.3 42°20′22″N 96°04′52″W / 42.339375°N 96.081085°W / 42.339375; -96.081085
Coalville Webster 651 2.257 5.8 42°26′24″N 94°06′57″W / 42.440137°N 94.11579°W / 42.440137; -94.11579
Conroy Iowa 252 0.762 2.0 41°43′36″N 91°59′55″W / 41.726613°N 91.998528°W / 41.726613; -91.998528
Corley Shelby 31 0.06 0.2 41°34′40″N 95°19′50″W / 41.577719°N 95.330558°W / 41.577719; -95.330558
Delphos Ringgold 26 0.224 0.6 40°39′47″N 94°20′22″W / 40.663177°N 94.339571°W / 40.663177; -94.339571
Denmark Lee 425 1.664 4.3 40°44′04″N 91°20′18″W / 40.734325°N 91.338403°W / 40.734325; -91.338403
Diamondhead Lake Guthrie 371 1.132 2.9 41°33′17″N 94°15′36″W / 41.554649°N 94.259961°W / 41.554649; -94.259961
Douds Van Buren 156 2.313 6.0 40°50′41″N 92°04′24″W / 40.844631°N 92.073239°W / 40.844631; -92.073239
Downey Cedar 112 0.675 1.7 41°36′43″N 91°20′50″W / 41.611924°N 91.347253°W / 41.611924; -91.347253
Duncan Hancock 57 0.792 2.1 43°06′30″N 93°42′08″W / 43.10822°N 93.702135°W / 43.10822; -93.702135
East Amana Iowa 64 0.374 1.0 41°48′31″N 91°51′10″W / 41.808555°N 91.852699°W / 41.808555; -91.852699
Fairport Muscatine 204 1.888 4.9 41°26′23″N 90°55′27″W / 41.439676°N 90.924078°W / 41.439676; -90.924078
Frytown Johnson 193 0.81 2.1 41°34′19″N 91°43′56″W / 41.571949°N 91.732134°W / 41.571949; -91.732134
Garden City Hardin 100 0.997 2.6 42°14′44″N 93°23′43″W / 42.245521°N 93.395378°W / 42.245521; -93.395378
Green Mountain Marshall 113 0.686 1.8 42°06′07″N 92°49′11″W / 42.101917°N 92.819626°W / 42.101917; -92.819626
Hayfield Hancock 41 0.974 2.5 43°10′43″N 93°41′41″W / 43.178562°N 93.694828°W / 43.178562; -93.694828
High Amana Iowa 113 0.383 1.0 41°48′04″N 91°56′31″W / 41.801129°N 91.941871°W / 41.801129; -91.941871
Holiday Lake Poweshiek 473 2.828 7.3 41°49′05″N 92°27′13″W / 41.817971°N 92.453517°W / 41.817971; -92.453517
Homestead Iowa 135 1.302 3.4 41°45′40″N 91°52′16″W / 41.761205°N 91.871137°W / 41.761205; -91.871137
Hutchins Hancock 22 0.302 0.8 43°05′16″N 93°53′12″W / 43.08778°N 93.88657°W / 43.08778; -93.88657
Irvington Kossuth 36 1.012 2.6 43°00′46″N 94°11′45″W / 43.012876°N 94.195715°W / 43.012876; -94.195715
Jacksonville Shelby 29 0.098 0.3 41°38′42″N 95°09′06″W / 41.645074°N 95.151693°W / 41.645074; -95.151693
Kent Union 37 0.489 1.3 40°57′13″N 94°27′40″W / 40.953632°N 94.461127°W / 40.953632; -94.461127
Kent Estates Muscatine 2,074 4.55 11.8 41°27′59″N 91°03′25″W / 41.466488°N 91.056861°W / 41.466488; -91.056861
Kingston Des Moines 81 1.772 4.6 40°58′45″N 91°02′45″W / 40.97923°N 91.045788°W / 40.97923; -91.045788
Lake Panorama Guthrie 1,266 8.286 21.5 41°43′18″N 94°24′14″W / 41.721545°N 94.404021°W / 41.721545; -94.404021
Leando Van Buren 121 2.330 6.0 40°49′16″N 92°04′28″W / 40.821203°N 92.074516°W / 40.821203; -92.074516
Little Cedar Mitchell 64 0.533 1.4 43°22′48″N 92°43′32″W / 43.380049°N 92.725683°W / 43.380049; -92.725683
Loveland Pottawattamie 36 0.039 0.1 41°29′49″N 95°53′25″W / 41.49702°N 95.890225°W / 41.49702; -95.890225
Lowell Henry 70 0.998 2.6 40°50′04″N 91°26′19″W / 40.834348°N 91.438597°W / 40.834348; -91.438597
Meyer Mitchell 14 0.708 1.8 43°27′43″N 92°42′04″W / 43.461813°N 92.701063°W / 43.461813; -92.701063
Middle Amana Iowa 543 0.972 2.5 41°47′41″N 91°54′06″W / 41.794765°N 91.901539°W / 41.794765; -91.901539
Miller Hancock 50 2.065 5.3 43°11′11″N 93°36′28″W / 43.186371°N 93.607646°W / 43.186371; -93.607646
Mineola Mills 154 0.389 1.0 41°08′29″N 95°41′41″W / 41.141446°N 95.694773°W / 41.141446; -95.694773
Mona Mitchell 35 2.275 5.9 43°29′10″N 92°57′12″W / 43.485981°N 92.953441°W / 43.485981; -92.953441
Montpelier Muscatine 186 0.49 1.3 41°27′41″N 90°48′41″W / 41.461433°N 90.811395°W / 41.461433; -90.811395
Mooar Lee 321 2.661 6.9 40°25′55″N 91°26′41″W / 40.431939°N 91.444612°W / 40.431939; -91.444612
Moscow Muscatine 290 1.265 3.3 41°34′14″N 91°04′28″W / 41.570664°N 91.074306°W / 41.570664; -91.074306
Mount Sterling Van Buren 33 0.315 0.8 40°37′07″N 91°56′07″W / 40.618481°N 91.935382°W / 40.618481; -91.935382
Mount Union Henry 120 0.169 0.4 41°03′28″N 91°23′29″W / 41.057704°N 91.391398°W / 41.057704; -91.391398
New Haven Mitchell 77 1.927 5.0 43°17′02″N 92°38′32″W / 43.283922°N 92.642192°W / 43.283922; -92.642192
Oak Hills Des Moines 186 1.139 2.9 40°45′20″N 91°08′59″W / 40.755506°N 91.149712°W / 40.755506; -91.149712
Otranto Mitchell 27 0.41 1.1 43°27′39″N 92°59′11″W / 43.460856°N 92.986294°W / 43.460856; -92.986294
Park View Scott 2,709 1.481 3.8 41°41′40″N 90°32′20″W / 41.694347°N 90.538985°W / 41.694347; -90.538985
Perciva Fremont 53 0.44 1.1 40°45′05″N 95°48′48″W / 40.751269°N 95.813266°W / 40.751269; -95.813266
Plainview Scott 19 0.552 1.4 41°40′02″N 90°46′48″W / 41.667177°N 90.780098°W / 41.667177; -90.780098
Portland Cerro Gordo 28 1.008 2.6 43°07′21″N 93°08′15″W / 43.122622°N 93.13748°W / 43.122622; -93.13748
River Sioux Harrison 42 0.381 1.0 41°48′09″N 96°02′53″W / 41.802439°N 96.047988°W / 41.802439; -96.047988
Rochester Cedar 142 0.976 2.5 41°40′27″N 91°08′40″W / 41.674149°N 91.144308°W / 41.674149; -91.144308
Roseville Floyd 39 3.692 9.6 43°01′31″N 92°48′29″W / 43.02535°N 92.808174°W / 43.02535; -92.808174
St. Benedict Kossuth 31 0.767 2.0 43°02′38″N 94°03′39″W / 43.044008°N 94.06095°W / 43.044008; -94.06095
St. Joseph Kossuth 51 0.862 2.2 42°54′44″N 94°13′51″W / 42.91229°N 94.230914°W / 42.91229; -94.230914
Sandusky Lee 297 1.668 4.3 40°26′53″N 91°23′21″W / 40.448001°N 91.389046°W / 40.448001; -91.389046
Saylorville Polk 3,584 6.958 18.0 41°40′51″N 93°37′37″W / 41.680754°N 93.627005°W / 41.680754; -93.627005
Sexton Kossuth 46 2.202 5.7 43°04′30″N 94°05′21″W / 43.074905°N 94.089152°W / 43.074905; -94.089152
South Amana Iowa 165 1.385 3.6 41°46′13″N 91°57′36″W / 41.770357°N 91.959912°W / 41.770357; -91.959912
Sperry Des Moines 124 2.238 5.8 40°57′43″N 91°09′51″W / 40.961955°N 91.164118°W / 40.961955; -91.164118
Stone City Jones 186 1.814 4.7 42°06′20″N 91°21′01″W / 42.105427°N 91.350196°W / 42.105427; -91.350196
Sun Valley Lake Ringgold 187 2.708 7.0 40°50′57″N 94°04′03″W / 40.849185°N 94.067487°W / 40.849185; -94.067487
Swedesburg Henry 99 2.304 6.0 41°06′22″N 91°33′12″W / 41.106002°N 91.553228°W / 41.106002; -91.553228
Toeterville Mitchell 53 0.887 2.3 43°26′24″N 92°53′17″W / 43.440057°N 92.887929°W / 43.440057; -92.887929
Trenton Henry 74 0.461 1.2 41°03′58″N 91°38′22″W / 41.065974°N 91.639498°W / 41.065974; -91.639498
Twin Lakes Calhoun 316 1.824 4.7 42°28′52″N 94°37′47″W / 42.480996°N 94.629756°W / 42.480996; -94.629756
Washburn Black Hawk 870 1.247 3.2 42°24′37″N 92°16′01″W / 42.410291°N 92.266866°W / 42.410291; -92.266866
Watkins Benton 116 0.414 1.1 41°53′35″N 91°59′06″W / 41.893102°N 91.984993°W / 41.893102; -91.984993
West Amana Iowa 140 0.272 0.7 41°48′30″N 91°57′56″W / 41.808457°N 91.965539°W / 41.808457; -91.965539
Weston Pottawattamie 78 0.427 1.1 41°20′32″N 95°44′41″W / 41.342261°N 95.744822°W / 41.342261; -95.744822
Wever Lee 101 1.476 3.8 40°42′20″N 91°13′41″W / 40.705655°N 91.228102°W / 40.705655; -91.228102
Yarmouth Des Moines 61 1.711 4.4 41°01′28″N 91°19′19″W / 41.024513°N 91.322067°W / 41.024513; -91.322067

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geographic Terms and Concepts– Place". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce.
  2. ^ a b c "Places: Iowa". 2020 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2022.