Small Town Solutions: Staying Vital in Rural Iowa

Iowa’s shrinking towns could be state, regional mentors

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Some Iowa towns may be shrinking in population, but they may have an impact on other communities in Iowa and beyond. Officials with the Iowa League of Cities and researchers with Iowa State University say a handful – dwindling but proactively maintaining and improving their quality of life – are raising eyebrows and may be pathfinders for other communities to follow. Colleagues have already reached some to find out what those towns are doing right, said Alan Kemp, executive director of the Iowa League of Cities, an advocacy and training group for 850 Iowa member cities. Alan Kemp is the executive director of the Iowa League of Cities. “It was sort of interesting to look at this idea of shrinking smart,” Kemp said.

Randy Evans

Evans: State government may be harming Iowa population challenges

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I stumbled across a statistical tidbit the other day that probably will surprise many people. U.S. Census Bureau figures show that between 1900 and 2000, the state that grew the least in population, on a percentage basis, was Iowa. Read that again. No state had smaller population growth between 1900 and 2000, as a percentage, than Iowa. Not North Dakota.

Census 2020

2020 population loss/growth of every Iowa town with fewer than 5,000 people

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This chart shows the population of every city, town and unincorporated village with fewer than 5,000 people reported in the 2020 Census. The chart is in alphabetical order. 
IowaWatch conducted a four-month investigation that included visits to 58 towns of 5,000 or fewer people. Its analysis of 2020 census data showed that 636 of the state’s 923 towns with fewer than 5,000 people lost population or made no gains since 2010. Another 41 of the 923 towns with fewer than 5,000 people gained only 1% in population while 246 gained population since the 2010 census. READ THE ENTIRE REPORTING PROJECT HERE
Chart source: U.S. Census Bureau, via the Iowa Data Center.

Census 2020

Population of every Iowa city, town, unincorporated village

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This chart shows the population of every city, town and unincorporated village reported in the 2020 Census. The chart is in alphabetical order. 
A four-month IowaWatch investigation that included visits to 58 towns of 5,000 or fewer people turned up examples of growing rural communities. But, most in Iowa lost people, the IowaWatch reported noted. READ THE ENTIRE REPORTING PROJECT HERE
Chart source: U.S. Census Bureau, via the Iowa Data Center. City2010 Population2020 Population% ChangeCount ChangeAckley                     1,589                     1,5990.63%10Ackworth                           83                         11538.55%32Adair                         781                         7911.28%10Adel                     3,682                     6,15367.11%2,471Afton                         845                         8743.43%29Agency                         638                         620-2.82%-18Ainsworth                         567                         511-9.88%-56Akron                     1,486                     1,5584.85%72Albert City                         699                         677-3.15%-22Albia                     3,766                     3,721-1.19%-45Albion                         505                         448-11.29%-57Alburnett                         673                         6750.30%2Alden                         787                         763-3.05%-24Alexander                         175                         164-6.29%-11Algona                     5,560                     5,487-1.31%-73Alleman                         432                         423-2.08%-9Allerton                         501                         430-14.17%-71Allison                     1,029                         966-6.12%-63Alta                     1,883                     2,08710.83%204Alta Vista                         266                         227-14.66%-39Alton                     1,216                     1,2482.63%32Altoona                   14,541                   19,56534.55%5,024Alvord                         196                         2065.10%10Amana                          442                         388-12.22%-54Ames                   58,965                   66,42712.65%7,462Anamosa                     5,533                     5,450-1.50%-83Anderson                            65                           37-43.08%-28Andover                         103                         1095.83%6Andrew                         434                         380-12.44%-54Anita                         972                         963-0.93%-9Ankeny                   45,582                   67,88748.93%22,305Anthon                         565                         545-3.54%-20Aplington                     1,128                     1,116-1.06%-12Arcadia                         484                         5258.47%41Archer                         131                         117-10.69%-14Aredale                           74                           62-16.22%-12Arion                         108                           97-10.19%-11Arispe                         100                           96-4.00%-4Arlington                         429                         419-2.33%-10Armstrong                         926                         875-5.51%-51Arnolds Park                     1,126                     1,110-1.42%-16Arthur                         206                         2227.77%16Asbury                     4,170                     5,94342.52%1,773Ashton                         458                         436-4.80%-22Aspinwall                           40                           33-17.50%-7Atalissa                         311                         296-4.82%-15Athelstan                            19                             6-68.42%-13Atkins                     1,670                     2,05623.11%386Atlantic                     7,112                     6,792-4.50%-320Auburn                         322                         265-17.70%-57Audubon                     2,176                     2,053-5.65%-123Aurelia                     1,036                         968-6.56%-68Aurora                         185                         169-8.65%-16Avoca                     1,506                     1,68311.75%177Ayrshire                         143                         133-6.99%-10Badger                         561                         522-6.95%-39Bagley                         303                         233-23.10%-70Baldwin                         109                           99-9.17%-10Balltown                           68                           7916.18%11Bancroft                         732                         699-4.51%-33Bankston                           25                           23-8.00%-2Barnes City                         176                         156-11.36%-20Barnum                         191                         175-8.38%-16Bartlett                            50                             5-90.00%-45Bassett                           66                           45-31.82%-21Batavia                         499                         430-13.83%-69Battle Creek                         713                         700-1.82%-13Baxter                     1,101                         962-12.62%-139Bayard                         471                         405-14.01%-66Beacon                         494                         445-9.92%-49Beaconsfield                           15                           150.00%0Beaman                         191                         161-15.71%-30Beaver                           48                           46-4.17%-2Beaverdale                          952                         880-7.56%-72Bedford                     1,440                     1,5084.72%68Belle Plaine                     2,534                     2,330-8.05%-204Bellevue                     2,191                     2,3637.85%172Belmond                     2,376                     2,4633.66%87Bennett                         405                         347-14.32%-58Bentley                          118                           93-21.19%-25Benton                           41                           39-4.88%-2Berkley                           32                           23-28.13%-9Bernard                         112                         1141.79%2Bertram                         294                         269-8.50%-25Bettendorf                   33,217                   39,10217.72%5,885Bevington                           63                           57-9.52%-6Birmingham                         448                         367-18.08%-81Blairsburg                         215                         176-18.14%-39Blairstown                         692                         7133.03%21Blakesburg                         296                         274-7.43%-22Blanchard                           38                           29-23.68%-9Blencoe                         224                         2334.02%9Blockton                         192                         125-34.90%-67Bloomfield                     2,640                     2,6821.59%42Blue Grass                     1,452                     1,66614.74%214Bode                         302                         3020.00%0Bolan                            33                           32-3.03%-1Bonaparte                         433                         359-17.09%-74Bondurant                     3,860                     7,36590.80%3,505Boone                   12,661                   12,460-1.59%-201Bouton                         129                         127-1.55%-2Boxholm                         195                         181-7.18%-14Boyden                         707                         701-0.85%-6Braddyville                         159                         147-7.55%-12Bradford                            99                           84-15.15%-15Bradgate                           86                           75-12.79%-11Brandon                         309                         34110.36%32Brayton                         128                         14311.72%15Breda                         483                         5003.52%17Bridgewater                         182                         148-18.68%-34Brighton                         652                         600-7.98%-52Bristow                         160                         145-9.38%-15Britt                     2,069                     2,044-1.21%-25Bronson                         322                         294-8.70%-28Brooklyn                     1,468                     1,5022.32%34Brunsville                         151                         129-14.57%-22Buck Grove                           43                           34-20.93%-9Buckeye                         108                           86-20.37%-22Buffalo                     1,270                     1,176-7.40%-94Buffalo Center                         905                         857-5.30%-48Burchinal                            40                           33-17.50%-7Burlington                   25,663                   23,982-6.55%-1,681Burr Oak                          166                         1713.01%5Burt                         533                         418-21.58%-115Bussey                         422                         387-8.29%-35Calamus                         439                         356-18.91%-83California Junction                            85                           74-12.94%-11Callender                         376                         368-2.13%-8Calmar                         978                     1,12515.03%147Calumet                         170                         146-14.12%-24Camanche                     4,448                     4,5702.74%122Cambridge                         827                         8270.00%0Cantril                         222                         2240.90%2Carbon                           34                           365.88%2Carlisle                     3,876                     4,1607.33%284Carpenter                         109                           87-20.18%-22Carroll                   10,103                   10,3212.16%218Carson                         812                         766-5.67%-46Carter Lake                     3,785                     3,7910.16%6Cascade                     2,159                     2,38610.51%227Casey                         426                         387-9.15%-39Castalia                         173                         145-16.18%-28Castana                         147                         107-27.21%-40Cedar Falls                   39,260                   40,7133.70%1,453Cedar Rapids                 126,326                 137,7109.01%11,384Center Junction                         111                         100-9.91%-11Center Point                     2,421                     2,5796.53%158Centerville                     5,528                     5,412-2.10%-116Central City                     1,257                     1,2640.56%7Centralia                         134                         116-13.43%-18Chapin                            87                           71-18.39%-16Chariton                     4,321                     4,193-2.96%-128Charles City                     7,652                     7,396-3.35%-256Charlotte                         394                         389-1.27%-5Charter Oak                         502                         5356.57%33Chatsworth                           79                           75-5.06%-4Chelsea                         267                         229-14.23%-38Cherokee                     5,253                     5,199-1.03%-54Chester                         127                         1399.45%12Chillicothe                           97                           76-21.65%-21Churdan                         386                         365-5.44%-21Cincinnati                         357                         290-18.77%-67Clare                         146                         136-6.85%-10Clarence                         974                     1,0396.67%65Clarinda                     5,572                     5,369-3.64%-203Clarion                     2,850                     2,810-1.40%-40Clarksville                     1,439                     1,264-12.16%-175Clayton                           43                           454.65%2Clear Lake                     7,777                     7,687-1.16%-90Clearfield                         363                         278-23.42%-85Cleghorn                         240                         2400.00%0Clemons                         148                         140-5.41%-8Clermont                         632                         586-7.28%-46Climbing Hill                            97                           970.00%0Clinton                   26,885                   24,469-8.99%-2,416Clio                           80                           67-16.25%-13Clive                   15,447                   18,60120.42%3,154Clutier                         213                         2130.00%0Coalville                          610                         6516.72%41Coburg                           42                           26-38.10%-16Coggon                         658                         7016.53%43Coin                         193                         176-8.81%-17Colesburg                         404                         386-4.46%-18Colfax                     2,093                     2,2557.74%162College Springs                         214                         172-19.63%-42Collins                         495                         4950.00%0Colo                         876                         845-3.54%-31Columbus City                         391                         3920.26%1Columbus Junction                     1,899                     1,830-3.63%-69Colwell                           73                           55-24.66%-18Conesville                         432                         352-18.52%-80Conrad                     1,108                     1,093-1.35%-15Conroy                          259                         252-2.70%-7Conway                           41                           17-58.54%-24Coon Rapids                     1,305                     1,300-0.38%-5Coppock                           47                           36-23.40%-11Coralville                   18,907                   22,31818.04%3,411Corley                            26                           3119.23%5Corning                     1,635                     1,564-4.34%-71Correctionville                         821                         766-6.70%-55Corwith                         309                         266-13.92%-43Corydon                     1,585                     1,526-3.72%-59Cotter                           48                           39-18.75%-9Coulter                         281                         219-22.06%-62Council Bluffs                   62,230                   62,7990.91%569Craig                           89                           79-11.24%-10Crawfordsville                         264                         2774.92%13Crescent                         617                         6281.78%11Cresco                     3,868                     3,8880.52%20Creston                     7,834                     7,536-3.80%-298Cromwell                         107                         105-1.87%-2Crystal Lake                         250                         2531.20%3Cumberland                         262                         251-4.20%-11Cumming                         351                         43624.22%85Curlew                           58                           37-36.21%-21Cushing                         220                         2304.55%10Cylinder                           88                           87-1.14%-1Dakota City                         843                         759-9.96%-84Dallas Center                     1,623                     1,90117.13%278Dana                           71                           38-46.48%-33Danbury                         348                         320-8.05%-28Danville                         934                         927-0.75%-7Davenport                   99,685                 101,7242.05%2,039Davis City                         204                         179-12.25%-25Dawson                         131                         116-11.45%-15Dayton                         837                         772-7.77%-65De Soto                     1,050                         915-12.86%-135De Witt                     5,322                     5,5143.61%192Decatur City                         197                         175-11.17%-22Decorah                     8,127                     7,587-6.64%-540Dedham                         266                         224-15.79%-42Deep River                         279                         249-10.75%-30Defiance                         284                         245-13.73%-39Delaware                         159                         142-10.69%-17Delhi                         460                         420-8.70%-40Delmar                         525                         5423.24%17Deloit                         264                         250-5.30%-14Delphos                           25                           264.00%1Delta                         328                         264-19.51%-64Denison                     8,298                     8,3730.90%75Denmark                          423                         4250.47%2Denver                     1,780                     1,9197.81%139Derby                         115                           90-21.74%-25Des Moines                 203,433                 214,1335.26%10,700Dexter                         611                         6404.75%29Diagonal                         330                         3444.24%14Diamondhead Lake                          366                         3711.37%5Dickens                         185                         146-21.08%-39Dike                     1,209                     1,3047.86%95Dixon                         247                         202-18.22%-45Dolliver                           66                           65-1.52%-1Donahue                         346                         335-3.18%-11Donnellson                         912                         885-2.96%-27Doon                         577                         6197.28%42Douds                          152                         1562.63%4Dougherty                           58                           626.90%4Dow City                         510                         485-4.90%-25Dows                         538                         521-3.16%-17Drakesville                         184                         164-10.87%-20Dubuque                   57,637                   59,6673.52%2,030Dumont                         637                         634-0.47%-3Duncan                          131                           57-56.49%-74Duncombe                         410                         381-7.07%-29Dundee                         174                         19813.79%24Dunkerton                         852                         842-1.17%-10Dunlap                     1,042                     1,038-0.38%-4Durango                           22                           20-9.09%-2Durant                     1,832                     1,8712.13%39Dyersville                     4,058                     4,47710.33%419Dysart                     1,379                     1,281-7.11%-98Eagle Grove                     3,583                     3,6010.50%18Earlham                     1,450                     1,410-2.76%-40Earling                         437                         397-9.15%-40Earlville                         812                         716-11.82%-96Early                         557                         5875.39%30East Amana                            56                           6414.29%8East Peru                         125                         115-8.00%-10Eddyville                     1,024                         970-5.27%-54Edgewood                         864                         9095.21%45Elberon                         196                         184-6.12%-12Eldon                         927                         783-15.53%-144Eldora                     2,732                     2,663-2.53%-69Eldridge                     5,651                     6,72619.02%1,075Elgin                         683                         6850.29%2Elk Horn                         662                         601-9.21%-61Elk Run Heights                     1,117                     1,069-4.30%-48Elkader                     1,273                     1,209-5.03%-64Elkhart                         683                         88229.14%199Elkport                           37                           29-21.62%-8Elliott                         350                         338-3.43%-12Ellston                           43                           19-55.81%-24Ellsworth                         531                         508-4.33%-23Elma                         546                         505-7.51%-41Ely                     1,776                     2,32831.08%552Emerson                         438                         403-7.99%-35Emmetsburg                     3,904                     3,706-5.07%-198Epworth                     1,860                     2,0238.76%163Essex                         798                         722-9.52%-76Estherville                     6,360                     5,904-7.17%-456Evansdale                     4,751                     4,561-4.00%-190Everly                         603                         575-4.64%-28Exira                         840                         787-6.31%-53Exline                         160                         1600.00%0Fairbank                     1,113                     1,111-0.18%-2Fairfax                     2,123                     2,82833.21%705Fairfield                     9,464                     9,416-0.51%-48Farley                     1,537                     1,76614.90%229Farmersburg                         302                         271-10.26%-31Farmington                         664                         579-12.80%-85Farnhamville                         371                         3833.23%12Farragut                         485                         4901.03%5Fayette                     1,338                     1,256-6.13%-82Fenton                         279                         271-2.87%-8Ferguson                         126                           97-23.02%-29Fertile                         370                         305-17.57%-65Floris                         138                         116-15.94%-22Floyd                         335                         313-6.57%-22Fonda                         631                         6360.79%5Fontanelle                         672                         6760.60%4Forest City                     4,151                     4,2853.23%134Fort Atkinson                         349                         312-10.60%-37Fort Dodge                   25,206                   24,871-1.33%-335Fort Madison                   11,051                   10,270-7.07%-781Fostoria                         231                         230-0.43%-1Franklin                         143                         131-8.39%-12Fraser                         102                         101-0.98%-1Fredericksburg                         931                         9876.02%56Frederika                         183                         20411.48%21Fredonia                         244                         222-9.02%-22Fremont                         743                         708-4.71%-35Fruitland                         977                         963-1.43%-14Frytown                          165                         19316.97%28Galt                           32                           26-18.75%-6Galva                         434                         4350.23%1Garber                           88                           76-13.64%-12Garden City                            89                         10012.36%11Garden Grove                         211                         174-17.54%-37Garnavillo                         745                         7632.42%18Garner                     3,129                     3,065-2.05%-64Garrison                         371                         344-7.28%-27Garwin                         527                         481-8.73%-46Geneva                         165                         136-17.58%-29George                     1,080                     1,077-0.28%-3Gibson                           61                           633.28%2Gilbert                     1,082                     1,21111.92%129Gilbertville                         712                         79411.52%82Gillett Grove                           49                           30-38.78%-19Gilman                         509                         5426.48%33Gilmore City                         504                         487-3.37%-17Gladbrook                         945                         799-15.45%-146Glenwood                     5,269                     5,073-3.72%-196Glidden                     1,146                     1,1510.44%5Goldfield                         635                         634-0.16%-1Goodell                         139                         1400.72%1Goose Lake                         240                         239-0.42%-1Gowrie                     1,037                         952-8.20%-85Graettinger                         844                         832-1.42%-12Graf                           79                           76-3.80%-3Grafton                         252                         216-14.29%-36Grand Junction                         824                         725-12.01%-99Grand Mound                         642                         615-4.21%-27Grand River                         236                         196-16.95%-40Grandview                         556                         437-21.40%-119Granger                     1,244                     1,65432.96%410Grant                           92                           86-6.52%-6Granville                         312                         310-0.64%-2Gravity                         188                         154-18.09%-34Gray                           63                           61-3.17%-2Greeley                         256                         217-15.23%-39Green Mountain                          126                         113-10.32%-13Greene                     1,130                         990-12.39%-140Greenfield                     1,982                     2,0624.04%80Greenville                           75                           71-5.33%-4Grimes                     8,246                   15,39286.66%7,146Grinnell                     9,218                     9,5643.75%346Griswold                     1,036                         994-4.05%-42Grundy Center                     2,706                     2,7963.33%90Gruver                           94                           63-32.98%-31Guernsey                           63                           630.00%0Guthrie Center                     1,569                     1,5931.53%24Guttenberg                     1,919                     1,817-5.32%-102Halbur                         246                         243-1.22%-3Hamburg                     1,187                         890-25.02%-297Hamilton                         130                         119-8.46%-11Hampton                     4,461                     4,337-2.78%-124Hancock                         196                         2002.04%4Hanlontown                         226                         206-8.85%-20Hansell                           98                           82-16.33%-16Harcourt                         303                         264-12.87%-39Hardy                           47                           5721.28%10Harlan                     5,106                     4,893-4.17%-213Harper                         114                         1183.51%4Harpers Ferry                         328                         262-20.12%-66Harris                         170                         151-11.18%-19Hartford                         771                         733-4.93%-38Hartley                     1,672                     1,605-4.01%-67Hartwick                           86                           926.98%6Harvey                         235                         2360.43%1Hastings                         152                         1520.00%0Havelock                         138                         130-5.80%-8Haverhill                         173                         165-4.62%-8Hawarden                     2,546                     2,7006.05%154Hawkeye                         449                         438-2.45%-11Hayesville                           50                           41-18.00%-9Hayfield                            43                           41-4.65%-2Hazleton                         823                         713-13.37%-110Hedrick                         764                         728-4.71%-36Henderson                         185                         144-22.16%-41Hepburn                           23                           2613.04%3Hiawatha                     7,024                     7,1832.26%159High Amana                          115                         113-1.74%-2Hills                         703                         86322.76%160Hillsboro                         180                         163-9.44%-17Hinton                         928                         9350.75%7Holiday Lake                          433                         4739.24%40Holland                         282                         269-4.61%-13Holstein                     1,396                     1,5017.52%105Holy Cross                         374                         356-4.81%-18Homestead                          148                         135-8.78%-13Hopkinton                         628                         622-0.96%-6Hornick                         225                         25513.33%30Hospers                         698                         7182.87%20Houghton                         146                         141-3.42%-5Hubbard                         845                         8601.78%15Hudson                     2,282                     2,54611.57%264Hull                     2,175                     2,3849.61%209Humboldt                     4,690                     4,7922.17%102Humeston                         494                         465-5.87%-29Hutchins                            28                           22-21.43%-6Huxley                     3,317                     4,24427.95%927Ida Grove                     2,142                     2,051-4.25%-91Imogene                           72                           39-45.83%-33Independence                     5,966                     6,0641.64%98Indianola                   14,782                   15,8337.11%1,051Inwood                         814                         92814.00%114Ionia                         291                         226-22.34%-65Iowa City                   67,862                   74,82810.26%6,966Iowa Falls                     5,238                     5,106-2.52%-132Ireton                         609                         590-3.12%-19Irvington                            38                           36-5.26%-2Irwin                         341                         319-6.45%-22Jackson Junction                           58                           37-36.21%-21Jacksonville                            30                           29-3.33%-1Jamaica                         224                         195-12.95%-29Janesville                         930                     1,03411.18%104Jefferson                     4,345                     4,182-3.75%-163Jesup                     2,520                     2,508-0.48%-12Jewell Junction                     1,215                     1,2160.08%1Johnston                   17,278                   24,06439.28%6,786Joice                         222                         208-6.31%-14Jolley                           41                           28-31.71%-13Kalona                     2,363                     2,63011.30%267Kamrar                         199                         179-10.05%-20Kanawha                         652                         6580.92%6Kellerton                         315                         243-22.86%-72Kelley                         309                         304-1.62%-5Kellogg                         599                         6061.17%7Kensett                         266                         257-3.38%-9Kent                            61                           37-39.34%-24Keokuk                   10,780                     9,900-8.16%-880Keomah Village                           84                         11030.95%26Keosauqua                     1,006                         936-6.96%-70Keota                     1,009                         897-11.10%-112Keswick                         246                         242-1.63%-4Keystone                         622                         599-3.70%-23Kimballton                         322                         291-9.63%-31Kingsley                     1,411                     1,396-1.06%-15Kinross                           73                           809.59%7Kirkman                           64                           56-12.50%-8Kirkville                         167                         157-5.99%-10Kiron                         279                         267-4.30%-12Klemme                         507                         441-13.02%-66Knierim                           60                           53-11.67%-7Knoxville                     7,313                     7,5953.86%282La Motte                         260                         237-8.85%-23La Porte City                     2,285                     2,284-0.04%-1Lacona                         361                         345-4.43%-16Ladora                         283                         229-19.08%-54Lake City                     1,727                     1,7310.23%4Lake Mills                     2,100                     2,1432.05%43Lake Panorama                      1,309                     1,266-3.28%-43Lake Park                     1,105                     1,1675.61%62Lake View                     1,142                     1,113-2.54%-29Lakeside                         596                         70017.45%104Lakota                         255                         2674.71%12Lambs Grove                         172                         1741.16%2Lamoni                     2,324                     1,969-15.28%-355Lamont                         461                         429-6.94%-32Lanesboro                         121                         119-1.65%-2Lansing                         999                         968-3.10%-31Larchwood                         866                         9266.93%60Larrabee                         132                         123-6.82%-9Latimer                         507                         477-5.92%-30Laurel                         239                         220-7.95%-19Laurens                     1,258                     1,2640.48%6Lawler                         439                         406-7.52%-33Lawton                         908                         9433.85%35Le Claire                     3,765                     4,71025.10%945Le Grand                         938                         905-3.52%-33Le Mars                     9,826                   10,5717.58%745Le Roy                           15                           11-26.67%-4Leando                          115                         1215.22%6Ledyard                         130                         121-6.92%-9Lehigh                         416                         395-5.05%-21Leighton                         162                         158-2.47%-4Leland                         289                         249-13.84%-40Lenox                     1,407                     1,339-4.83%-68Leon                     1,977                     1,822-7.84%-155Lester                         294                         2960.68%2Letts                         384                         363-5.47%-21Lewis                         433                         357-17.55%-76Libertyville                         315                         274-13.02%-41Lidderdale                         180                         166-7.78%-14Lime Springs                         505                         473-6.34%-32Lincoln                         162                         121-25.31%-41Linden                         199                         2000.50%1Lineville                         217                         195-10.14%-22Linn Grove                         154                         1635.84%9Lisbon                     2,152                     2,2333.76%81Liscomb                         301                         291-3.32%-10Little Cedar                            60                           646.67%4Little Rock                         459                         439-4.36%-20Little Sioux                         170                         166-2.35%-4Livermore                         384                         381-0.78%-3Lockridge                         268                         244-8.96%-24Logan                     1,534                     1,397-8.93%-137Lohrville                         368                         3813.53%13Lone Rock                         146                         1460.00%0Lone Tree                     1,300                     1,3574.38%57Long Grove                         808                         8383.71%30Lorimor                         360                         3867.22%26Lost Nation                         446                         434-2.69%-12Loveland                            35                           362.86%1Lovilia                         538                         472-12.27%-66Low Moor                         288                         250-13.19%-38Lowden                         789                         8072.28%18Lu Verne                         261                         258-1.15%-3Luana                         269                         30111.90%32Lucas                         216                         172-20.37%-44Luther                         122                         15224.59%30Luxemburg                         240                         2452.08%5Luzerne                           96                         11216.67%16Lynnville                         379                         3800.26%1Lytton                         315                         282-10.48%-33Macedonia                         246                         2678.54%21Macksburg                         113                           97-14.16%-16Madrid                     2,543                     2,80210.18%259Magnolia                         183                         1903.83%7Maharishi Vedic City                     1,294                         277-78.59%-1,017Malcom                         287                         270-5.92%-17Mallard                         274                         257-6.20%-17Maloy                           29                           22-24.14%-7Malvern                     1,142                     1,046-8.41%-96Manchester                     5,179                     5,065-2.20%-114Manilla                         776                         775-0.13%-1Manly                     1,323                     1,256-5.06%-67Manning                     1,500                     1,455-3.00%-45Manson                     1,690                     1,7091.12%19Mapleton                     1,224                     1,165-4.82%-59Maquoketa                     6,141                     6,128-0.21%-13Marathon                         237                         230-2.95%-7Marble Rock                         307                         271-11.73%-36Marcus                     1,117                     1,079-3.40%-38Marengo                     2,528                     2,435-3.68%-93Marion                   34,768                   41,53519.46%6,767Marne                         120                         110-8.33%-10Marquette                         375                         42914.40%54Marshalltown                   27,552                   27,5910.14%39Martelle                         255                         249-2.35%-6Martensdale                         465                         421-9.46%-44Martinsburg                         112                         110-1.79%-2Marysville                           66                           44-33.33%-22Mason City                   28,079                   27,338-2.64%-741Masonville                         127                           99-22.05%-28Massena                         355                         3591.13%4Matlock                           87                           74-14.94%-13Maurice                         275                         265-3.64%-10Maxwell                         920                         859-6.63%-61Maynard                         518                         476-8.11%-42Maysville                         176                         156-11.36%-20McCallsburg                         333                         3536.01%20McCausland                         291                         3137.56%22McClelland                         151                         146-3.31%-5McGregor                         871                         742-14.81%-129McIntire                         122                         113-7.38%-9Mechanicsville                     1,146                     1,020-10.99%-126Mediapolis                     1,560                     1,6888.21%128Melbourne                         830                         786-5.30%-44Melcher-Dallas                     1,288                     1,195-7.22%-93Melrose                         112                         110-1.79%-2Melvin                         214                         199-7.01%-15Menlo                         353                         345-2.27%-8Meriden                         159                         1611.26%2Merrill                         755                         717-5.03%-38Meservey                         256                         222-13.28%-34Meyer                            31                           14-54.84%-17Middle Amana                          581                         543-6.54%-38Middletown                         318                         36314.15%45Miles                         445                         408-8.31%-37Milford                     2,898                     3,32114.60%423Miller                            60                           50-16.67%-10Millersburg                         159                         135-15.09%-24Millerton                           45                           36-20.00%-9Milo                         775                         7780.39%3Milton                         443                         380-14.22%-63Minburn                         365                         325-10.96%-40Minden                         599                         6000.17%1Mineola                          166                         154-7.23%-12Mingo                         302                         3020.00%0Missouri Valley                     2,838                     2,678-5.64%-160Mitchell                         138                         124-10.14%-14Mitchellville                     2,254                     2,48510.25%231Modale                         283                         273-3.53%-10Mona                            34                           352.94%1Mondamin                         402                         339-15.67%-63Monmouth                         153                         129-15.69%-24Monona                     1,549                     1,471-5.04%-78Monroe                     1,830                     1,9677.49%137Montezuma                     1,462                     1,442-1.37%-20Monticello                     3,796                     4,0406.43%244Montour                         249                         203-18.47%-46Montrose                         898                         738-17.82%-160Moorhead                         226                         199-11.95%-27Moorland                         169                         168-0.59%-1Moravia                         665                         637-4.21%-28Morley                         115                           96-16.52%-19Morning Sun                         836                         752-10.05%-84Morrison                           94                           984.26%4Moulton                         605                         6070.33%2Mount Auburn                         150                         1628.00%12Mount Ayr                     1,691                     1,623-4.02%-68Mount Pleasant                     8,668                     9,2746.99%606Mount Sterling                           36                           33-8.33%-3Mount Union                         107                         12012.15%13Mount Vernon                     4,506                     4,5270.47%21Moville                     1,618                     1,6874.26%69Murray                         756                         684-9.52%-72Muscatine                   22,886                   23,7973.98%911Mystic                         425                         322-24.24%-103Nashua                     1,663                     1,551-6.73%-112Nemaha                           85                           66-22.35%-19Neola                         842                         9189.03%76Nevada                     6,798                     6,9251.87%127New Albin                         522                         432-17.24%-90New Hampton                     3,571                     3,494-2.16%-77New Hartford                         516                         57010.47%54New Haven                            91                           77-15.38%-14New Liberty                         137                         1380.73%1New London                     1,897                     1,9100.69%13New Market                         415                         385-7.23%-30New Providence                         228                         2363.51%8New Sharon                     1,293                     1,262-2.40%-31New Vienna                         407                         382-6.14%-25New Virginia                         489                         4981.84%9Newell                         876                         9063.42%30Newhall                         875                         8760.11%1Newton                   15,254                   15,7603.32%506Nichols                         374                         340-9.09%-34Nodaway                         114                           74-35.09%-40Nora Springs                     1,431                     1,369-4.33%-62North Buena Vista                         121                         109-9.92%-12North English                     1,041                     1,0652.31%24North Liberty                   13,374                   20,47953.13%7,105North Washington                         117                         112-4.27%-5Northboro                           58                           52-10.34%-6Northwood                     1,989                     2,0724.17%83Norwalk                     8,945                   12,79943.09%3,854Norway                         545                         466-14.50%-79Numa                           92                           68-26.09%-24Oakland                     1,527                     1,524-0.20%-3Oakland Acres                         156                         17612.82%20Oakville                         173                         20015.61%27Ocheyedan                         490                         439-10.41%-51Odebolt                     1,013                         994-1.88%-19Oelwein                     6,415                     5,920-7.72%-495Ogden                     2,044                     2,007-1.81%-37Okoboji                         807                         768-4.83%-39Olds                         229                         192-16.16%-37Olin                         698                         651-6.73%-47Ollie                         215                         201-6.51%-14Onawa                     2,998                     2,906-3.07%-92Onslow                         197                         2012.03%4Orange City                     6,004                     6,2674.38%263Orchard                           71                           68-4.23%-3Orient                         408                         368-9.80%-40Orleans                         608                         521-14.31%-87Osage                     3,619                     3,6270.22%8Osceola                     4,929                     5,4159.86%486Oskaloosa                   11,463                   11,5580.83%95Ossian                         845                         802-5.09%-43Osterdock                           59                           43-27.12%-16Otho                         542                         429-20.85%-113Oto                         108                           72-33.33%-36Otranto                            27                           270.00%0Ottosen                           55                           40-27.27%-15Ottumwa                   25,023                   25,5292.02%506Owasa                           43                           34-20.93%-9Oxford                         807                         722-10.53%-85Oxford Junction                         496                         424-14.52%-72Oyens                         103                           92-10.68%-11Pacific Junction                         471                           96-79.62%-375Packwood                         204                         183-10.29%-21Palmer                         165                         138-16.36%-27Palo                     1,026                     1,40737.13%381Panama                         221                         2356.33%14Panora                     1,124                     1,091-2.94%-33Panorama Park                         129                         1397.75%10Park View                      2,389                     2,70913.39%320Parkersburg                     1,870                     2,0157.75%145Parnell                         193                         1940.52%1Paton                         236                         221-6.36%-15Patterson                         130                         17635.38%46Paullina                     1,056                         982-7.01%-74Pella                   10,352                   10,4641.08%112Peosta                     1,377                     1,90838.56%531Percival                            87                           53-39.08%-34Perry                     7,702                     7,8361.74%134Persia                         319                         297-6.90%-22Peterson                         334                         322-3.59%-12Pierson                         366                         337-7.92%-29Pilot Mound                         173                         163-5.78%-10Pioneer                           23                             4-82.61%-19Pisgah                         251                         249-0.80%-2Plainfield                         436                         393-9.86%-43Plano                           70                           59-15.71%-11Pleasant Hill                     8,785                   10,14715.50%1,362Pleasant Plain                           93                           84-9.68%-9Pleasanton                           49                           32-34.69%-17Pleasantville                     1,694                     1,676-1.06%-18Plover                           77                           50-35.06%-27Plymouth                         382                         375-1.83%-7Pocahontas                     1,789                     1,8674.36%78Polk City                     3,418                     5,54362.17%2,125Pomeroy                         662                         526-20.54%-136Popejoy                           79                           77-2.53%-2Portland                            35                           28-20.00%-7Portsmouth                         195                         182-6.67%-13Postville                     2,227                     2,50312.39%276Prairie City                     1,680                     1,7001.19%20Prairieburg                         178                         160-10.11%-18Prescott                         257                         191-25.68%-66Preston                     1,012                         949-6.23%-63Primghar                         909                         896-1.43%-13Princeton                         886                         9234.18%37Promise City                         111                           88-20.72%-23Protivin                         283                         269-4.95%-14Pulaski                         260                         2641.54%4Quasqueton                         554                         5702.89%16Quimby                         319                         249-21.94%-70Radcliffe                         545                         5551.83%10Rake                         225                         186-17.33%-39Ralston                           79                           812.53%2Randalia                           68                           50-26.47%-18Randall                         173                         154-10.98%-19Randolph                         168                         18912.50%21Rathbun                           89                           43-51.69%-46Raymond                         788                         759-3.68%-29Readlyn                         808                         8454.58%37Reasnor                         152                         1520.00%0Red Oak                     5,742                     5,596-2.54%-146Redding                           82                           63-23.17%-19Redfield                         835                         731-12.46%-104Reinbeck                     1,664                     1,662-0.12%-2Rembrandt                         203                         2092.96%6Remsen                     1,663                     1,6780.90%15Renwick                         242                         234-3.31%-8Rhodes                         305                         271-11.15%-34Riceville                         785                         8062.68%21Richland                         584                         542-7.19%-42Rickardsville                         182                         20210.99%20Ricketts                         145                         109-24.83%-36Ridgeway                         315                         275-12.70%-40Rinard                           52                           38-26.92%-14Ringsted                         422                         365-13.51%-57Rippey                         292                         220-24.66%-72River Sioux                            59                           42-28.81%-17Riverdale                         405                         379-6.42%-26Riverside                         993                     1,0606.75%67Riverton                         304                         245-19.41%-59Robins                     3,142                     3,3536.72%211Rochester                          133                         1426.77%9Rock Falls                         155                         150-3.23%-5Rock Rapids                     2,549                     2,6112.43%62Rock Valley                     3,354                     4,05921.02%705Rockford                         860                         758-11.86%-102Rockwell                     1,039                     1,0713.08%32Rockwell City                     1,709                     2,24031.07%531Rodman                           45                           31-31.11%-14Rodney                           60                           45-25.00%-15Roland                     1,284                     1,3626.07%78Rolfe                         584                         509-12.84%-75Rome                         117                         114-2.56%-3Rose Hill                         168                         157-6.55%-11Roseville                            49                           39-20.41%-10Rossie                           70                           49-30.00%-21Rowan                         158                         123-22.15%-35Rowley                         264                         2702.27%6Royal                         446                         379-15.02%-67Rudd                         369                         358-2.98%-11Runnells                         507                         457-9.86%-50Russell                         554                         472-14.80%-82Ruthven                         737                         725-1.63%-12Rutland                         126                         113-10.32%-13Ryan                         361                         350-3.05%-11Sabula                         576                         506-12.15%-70Sac City                     2,220                     2,063-7.07%-157Sageville                         122                           95-22.13%-27Salem                         383                         3942.87%11Salix                         363                         295-18.73%-68Sanborn                     1,404                     1,392-0.85%-12Sandyville                           51                           5813.73%7Saylorville                      3,301                     3,5848.57%283Scarville                           72                           742.78%2Schaller                         772                         729-5.57%-43Schleswig                         882                         830-5.90%-52Scranton                         557                         511-8.26%-46Searsboro                         148                         129-12.84%-19Sergeant Bluff                     4,227                     5,01518.64%788Sexton                            37                           4624.32%9Seymour                         701                         634-9.56%-67Shambaugh                         191                         159-16.75%-32Shannon City                           71                           732.82%2Sharpsburg                           89                           72-19.10%-17Sheffield                     1,172                     1,130-3.58%-42Shelby                         641                         72713.42%86Sheldahl                         319                         297-6.90%-22Sheldon                     5,188                     5,5126.25%324Shell Rock                     1,296                     1,268-2.16%-28Shellsburg                         983                         961-2.24%-22Shenandoah                     5,150                     4,925-4.37%-225Sherrill                         177                         1896.78%12Shueyville                         577                         73126.69%154Sibley                     2,798                     2,8602.22%62Sidney                     1,138                     1,070-5.98%-68Sigourney                     2,059                     2,004-2.67%-55Silver City                         245                         2450.00%0Sioux Center                     7,048                     8,22916.76%1,181Sioux City                   82,684                   85,7973.76%3,113Sioux Rapids                         775                         748-3.48%-27Slater                     1,489                     1,5433.63%54Sloan                         973                     1,0427.09%69Smithland                         224                         181-19.20%-43Soldier                         174                         1845.75%10Solon                     2,037                     3,01848.16%981Somers                         113                         12813.27%15South Amana                          159                         1653.77%6South English                         212                         202-4.72%-10Spencer                   11,233                   11,3250.82%92Spillville                         367                         3854.90%18Spirit Lake                     4,840                     5,43912.38%599Spragueville                           81                           9213.58%11Spring Hill                           63                           687.94%5Springbrook                         144                         143-0.69%-1Springville                     1,074                     1,1547.45%80St.