Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
1 Des Moines 198,682 Des Moines 193,189 Des Moines 191,003 Des Moines 201,404 Des Moines 208,982 Des Moines 177,965
2 Cedar Rapids 120,758 Cedar Rapids 108,772 Cedar Rapids 110,243 Cedar Rapids 110,642 Cedar Rapids 92,035 Sioux City 83,991
3 Davenport 98,359 Davenport 95,333 Davenport 103,264 Davenport 98,469 Sioux City 89,159 Davenport 74,549
4 Sioux City 85,013 Sioux City 80,505 Sioux City 82,003 Sioux City 85,925 Davenport 88,981 Cedar Rapids 72,296
5 Waterloo 68,747 Waterloo 66,467 Waterloo 75,985 Waterloo 75,533 Waterloo 71,755 Waterloo 65,198
6 Iowa City 62,220 Iowa City 59,735 Dubuque 62,374 Dubuque 62,309 Dubuque 56,606 Dubuque 49,671
7 Council Bluffs 58,268 Dubuque 57,538 Council Bluffs 56,449 Council Bluffs 60,348 Council Bluffs 55,641 Council Bluffs 45,429
8 Dubuque 57,686 Council Bluffs 54,315 Iowa City 50,508 Iowa City 46,850 Ottumwa 33,871 Ottumwa 33,631
9 Ames 50,731 Ames 47,198 Ames 45,775 Ames 39,505 Clinton 33,589 Burlington 30,613
10 West Des Moines 46,403 Cedar Falls 34,298 Cedar Falls 36,322 Clinton 34,719 Iowa City 33,443 Clinton 30,379
11 Cedar Falls 36,145 West Des Moines 31,702 Clinton 32,828 Burlington 32,366 Burlington 32,430 Mason City 27,980
12 Bettendorf 31,275 Clinton 29,201 Mason City 30,144 Fort Dodge 31,263 Mason City 30,642 Iowa City 27,212
13 Mason City 29,172 Mason City 29,040 Burlington 29,529 Mason City 30,379 Fort Dodge 28,399 Fort Dodge 25,115
14 Urbandale 29,072 Bettendorf 28,139 Fort Dodge 29,423 Ottumwa 29,610 Ames 27,003 Ames 22,898
15 Clinton 27,772 Burlington 27,208 Bettendorf 27,381 Cedar Falls 29,597 Marshalltown 22,521 Marshalltown 19,821
16 Ankeny 27,117 Fort Dodge 25,894 Ottumwa 27,381 Marshalltown 26,219 Cedar Falls 21,195 Muscatine 19,041
17 Burlington 26,839 Marshalltown 25,178 Marshalltown 26,938 Muscatine 22,405 Muscatine 19,813 Keokuk 16,144
18 Marion 26,294 Ottumwa 24,488 Muscatine 23,467 Bettendorf 22,126 Keokuk 16,316 Fort Madison 14,954
19 Marshalltown 26,009 Urbandale 23,500 West Des Moines 21,894 Marion 18,028 Newton 15,381 Cedar Falls 14,334
20 Fort Dodge 25,136 Muscatine 22,881 Marion 19,474 West Des Moines 16,441 Fort Madison 15,247 Boone 12,164
21 Ottumwa 24,998 Marion 20,403 Urbandale 17,869 Newton 15,619 Boone 12,468 Newton 11,723
22 Muscatine 22,697 Ankeny 18,482 Ankeny 15,429 Keokuk 14,631 West Des Moines 11,949 Oskaloosa 11,124
23 Newton 15,579 Newton 14,799 Newton 15,292 Urbandale 14,434 Bettendorf 11,534 Charles City 10,309
24 Coralville 15,123 Keokuk 12,451 Keokuk 13,536 Fort Madison 13,996 Oskaloosa 11,053 Creston 8,317
25 Indianola 12,998 Boone 12,392 Fort Madison 13,520 Boone 12,468 Marion 10,882 Oelwein 7,858
26 Clive 12,855 Fort Madison 11,618 Boone 12,602 Oskaloosa 11,224 Charles City 9,964 Cherokee 7,705
27 Boone 12,803 Indianola 11,340 Spencer 11,726 Spencer 10,278 Spencer 8,864 Centerville 7,625
28 Keokuk 11,427 Spencer 11,066 Oskaloosa 10,989 Charles City 9,268 Webster City 8,520 Knoxville 7,625
29 Spencer 11,317 Oskaloosa 10,600 Indianola 10,843 Ankeny 9,151 Oelwein 8,282 Webster City 7,611
30 Oskaloosa 10,938 Coralville 10,347 Carroll 9,705 Indianola 8,852 Fairfield 8,054 Spencer 7,446
31 Fort Madison 10,715 Fairfield 9,768 Fairfield 9,428 Carroll 8,716 Estherville 7,927 Fairfield 7,299
32 Altoona 10,345 Carroll 9,579 Grinnell 8,868 Fairfield 8,715 Knoxville 7,817 Storm Lake 6,954
33 Carroll 10,106 Pella 9,270 Storm Lake 8,814 Storm Lake 8,591 Storm Lake 7,728 Shenandoah 6,938
34 Storm Lake 10,076 Grinnell 8,902 Charles City 8,778 Webster City 8,488 Cherokee 7,724 Grinnell 6,828
35 Pella 9,832 Storm Lake 8,769 Webster City 8,572 Grinnell 8,402 Carroll 7,682 Estherville 6,719
36 Fairfield 9,509 Waverly 8,539 Waverly 8,444 Creston 8,234 Creston 7,667 Red Oak 6,526
37 Le Mars 9,237 Le Mars 8,454 Creston 8,429 Le Mars 8,159 Grinnell 7,367 Atlantic 6,480
38 Grinnell 9,105 Knoxville 8,232 Pella 8,349 Estherville 8,108 Mount Pleasant 7,339 Carroll 6,231
39 Waverly 8,968 Clear Lake 8,183 Le Mars 8,276 Knoxville 7,755 Indianola 7,062 Perry 6,174
40 Mount Pleasant 8,751 Decorah 8,063 Knoxville 8,143 Oelwein 7,735 Atlantic 6,890 Decorah 6,060
41 Johnston 8,649 Mount Pleasant 7,959 Decorah 8,068 Atlantic 7,306 Le Mars 6,767 Marion 5,916
42 Webster City 8,176 Creston 7,911 Atlantic 7,789 Cherokee 7,272 Centerville 6,629 Washington 5,902
43 Decorah 8,172 Webster City 7,894 Coralville 7,687 Decorah 7,237 Shenandoah 6,567 Le Mars 5,844
44 Clear Lake 8,161 Charles City 7,878 Oelwein 7,564 Waverly 7,205 Perry 6,442 Mount Pleasant 5,843
45 Charles City 7,812 Clive 7,462 Estherville 7,518 Mount Pleasant 7,007 Decorah 6,435 West Des Moines 5,615
46 Knoxville 7,731 Atlantic 7,432 Clear Lake 7,458 Perry 6,906 Red Oak 6,421 Algona 5,415
47 Perry 7,633 Altoona 7,242 Mount Pleasant 7,322 Pella 6,668 Waverly 6,357 Chariton 5,320
48 Creston 7,597 Washington 7,074 Perry 7,053 Centerville 6,531 Clear Lake 6,158 Indianola 5,145
49 Denison 7,339 Estherville 6,720 Cherokee 7,004 Iowa Falls 6,454 Washington 6,037 Bettendorf 5,132
50 Atlantic 7,257 Perry 6,652 Red Oak 6,810 Clear Lake 6,430 Maquoketa 5,909 Waverly 5,124
51 Washington 7,047 Denison 6,604 Denison 6,675 Washington 6,317 Clarinda 5,901 Clarinda 5,086
52 Norwalk 6,884 Oelwein 6,493 Washington 6,584 Windsor Heights 6,303 Urbandale 5,821 Clear Lake 4,977
53 Oelwein 6,692 Red Oak 6,264 Centerville 6,558 Denison 6,218 Evansdale 5,738 Iowa Falls 4,900
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
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Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
54 Nevada 6,658 Maquoketa 6,130 Independence 6,392 Red Oak 6,210 Algona 5,702 Independence 4,865
55 Estherville 6,656 Cherokee 6,026 Maquoketa 6,313 Coralville 6,130 Iowa Falls 5,565 Albia 4,838
56 Hiawatha 6,480 Algona 6,015 Algona 6,289 Algona 6,032 Independence 5,498 Glenwood 4,664
57 Red Oak 6,197 Nevada 6,009 Shenandoah 6,274 Shenandoah 5,968 Pella 5,198 Denison 4,554
58 Maquoketa 6,112 Independence 5,972 Iowa Falls 6,174 Independence 5,910 Chariton 5,042 Hampton 4,432
59 Independence 6,014 Centerville 5,936 Clive 6,064 Maquoketa 5,677 Denison 4,930 Pella 4,427
60 Sioux Center 6,002 Norwalk 5,726 Nevada 5,912 Clarinda 5,420 Glenwood 4,783 Jefferson 4,326
61 Centerville 5,924 Shenandoah 5,572 Altoona 5,764 Harlan 5,049 Vinton 4,781 Maquoketa 4,307
62 Algona 5,741 Iowa Falls 5,435 Windsor Heights 5,474 Evansdale 5,038 Windsor Heights 4,715 Vinton 4,307
63 Clarinda 5,690 Windsor Heights 5,190 Clarinda 5,458 Chariton 5,009 Anamosa 4,616 Eagle Grove 4,176
64 Orange City 5,582 Harlan 5,148 Harlan 5,357 Nevada 4,952 Albia 4,582 Sheldon 4,001
65 Shenandoah 5,546 Manchester 5,137 Glenwood 5,280 Vinton 4,845 Jefferson 4,570 Manchester 3,987
66 Anamosa 5,494 Clarinda 5,104 Chariton 5,116 Jefferson 4,735 Hampton 4,501 Harlan 3,915
67 Cherokee 5,369 Vinton 5,103 Vinton 5,040 Humboldt 4,665 Manchester 4,402 Anamosa 3,910
68 North Liberty 5,367 Anamosa 5,100 Sheldon 5,003 Manchester 4,641 Eagle Grove 4,381 Nevada 3,763
69 Glenwood 5,358 Sioux Center 5,074 Anamosa 4,958 Sheldon 4,535 Harlan 4,350 Emmetsburg 3,760
70 Harlan 5,282 Hiawatha 4,986 Manchester 4,942 Eagle Grove 4,489 Sheldon 4,251 Cresco 3,638
71 Manchester 5,257 Glenwood 4,960 Hiawatha 4,885 Glenwood 4,421 Nevada 4,227 Evansdale 3,571
72 Iowa Falls 5,193 Orange City 4,940 Jefferson 4,854 Anamosa 4,389 Humboldt 4,031 Winterset 3,570
73 Waukee 5,126 Sheldon 4,904 Evansdale 4,798 Hampton 4,376 Emmetsburg 3,887 Missouri Valley 3,546
74 Vinton 5,102 Johnston 4,702 Humboldt 4,794 Albia 4,151 Cresco 3,809 Onawa 3,498
75 Grimes 5,098 Evansdale 4,638 Camanche 4,725 Emmetsburg 4,150 Osage 3,753 Osage 3,436
76 Pleasant Hill 5,070 Chariton 4,616 Hampton 4,630 Cresco 3,927 Waukon 3,639 Osceola 3,422
77 De Witt 5,049 De Witt 4,514 Emmetsburg 4,621 Waukon 3,883 Winterset 3,639 New Hampton 3,323
78 Sheldon 4,914 Humboldt 4,438 Orange City 4,588 Forest City 3,841 Missouri Valley 3,567 Humboldt 3,219
79 Windsor Heights 4,805 Camanche 4,436 Sioux Center 4,588 Osage 3,815 New Hampton 3,456 Sac City 3,170
80 Winterset 4,768 Forest City 4,430 De Witt 4,512 Winterset 3,654 Sac City 3,354 Waukon 3,158
81 Osceola 4,659 Jefferson 4,292 Eagle Grove 4,324 De Witt 3,647 Osceola 3,350 Clarion 3,150
82 Jefferson 4,626 Winterset 4,196 Forest City 4,270 New Hampton 3,621 Clarion 3,232 Eldora 3,107
83 Chariton 4,573 Osceola 4,164 Albia 4,184 Orange City 3,572 Eldora 3,225 Belle Plaine 3,056
84 Evansdale 4,526 Hampton 4,133 Winterset 4,021 Missouri Valley 3,519 De Witt 3,224 Tama 2,930
85 Humboldt 4,452 Waukon 4,019 Waukon 3,983 Monticello 3,509 Monticello 3,190 Monticello 2,888
86 Forest City 4,362 Emmetsburg 3,940 Spirit Lake 3,976 Camanche 3,470 Onawa 3,176 Audubon 2,808
87 Spirit Lake 4,261 Spirit Lake 3,872 New Hampton 3,940 Sioux Center 3,450 Ankeny 2,964 Forest City 2,766
88 Hampton 4,218 Albia 3,870 Cresco 3,860 Dyersville 3,437 Forest City 2,930 De Witt 2,644
89 Camanche 4,215 Dyersville 3,696 Dyersville 3,825 Carter Lake 3,268 Audubon 2,928 Rock Rapids 2,640
90 Eldridge 4,159 Eagle Grove 3,671 Osceola 3,750 Sac City 3,268 Tama 2,925 Tipton 2,633
91 Waukon 4,131 Pleasant Hill 3,671 Osage 3,718 Eldora 3,223 Belle Plaine 2,923 Hawarden 2,625
92 Dyersville 4,035 Cresco 3,669 Monticello 3,641 Onawa 3,154 Tipton 2,862 Sibley 2,559
93 Emmetsburg 3,958 New Hampton 3,660 Pleasant Hill 3,493 West Burlington 3,139 Sibley 2,852 Spirit Lake 2,467
94 Cresco 3,905 Mount Vernon 3,657 Carter Lake 3,438 Osceola 3,124 Dyersville 2,818 Dyersville 2,416
95 Eagle Grove 3,712 Monticello 3,522 West Burlington 3,371 Mount Vernon 3,018 Rock Rapids 2,780 Sigourney 2,343
96 Albia 3,706 Osage 3,439 Mount Vernon 3,325 Spirit Lake 3,014 Bloomfield 2,771 Rockwell City 2,333
97 New Hampton 3,692 Eldridge 3,378 Onawa 3,283 Clive 3,005 Orange City 2,707 Mount Vernon 2,320
98 Monticello 3,607 Adel 3,304 Eldridge 3,279 Tama 3,000 Spirit Lake 2,685 Lake City 2,308
99 Carlisle 3,497 Carlisle 3,241 Missouri Valley 3,107 Clarion 2,972 Mount Vernon 2,593 Colfax 2,279
100 Osage 3,451 Carter Lake 3,200 Carlisle 3,073 Audubon 2,907 West Burlington 2,560 Ida Grove 2,202
101 Adel 3,435 West Burlington 3,083 Eldora 3,063 Altoona 2,883 West Union 2,551 Lamoni 2,196
102 Mount Vernon 3,390 Eldora 3,038 Clarion 3,060 Tipton 2,877 Hawarden 2,544 Belmond 2,169
103 West Liberty 3,332 Tipton 2,998 Tipton 3,055 Belle Plaine 2,810 Belmond 2,506 Orange City 2,166
104 Sergeant Bluff 3,321 Story City 2,959 Sibley 3,051 Hawarden 2,789 Toledo 2,417 Marengo 2,151
105 Carter Lake 3,248 Onawa 2,936 Sac City 3,000 Sibley 2,749 Grundy Center 2,403 West Union 2,141
106 Story City 3,228 West Liberty 2,935 Tama 2,968 Bloomfield 2,718 Sigourney 2,387 Leon 2,139
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
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Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
107 West Burlington 3,161 North Liberty 2,926 Garner 2,908 Grundy Center 2,712 Coralville 2,357 Grundy Center 2,135
108 Tipton 3,155 Garner 2,916 Belle Plaine 2,903 Rock Rapids 2,632 Colfax 2,331 Toledo 2,106
109 Onawa 3,091 Missouri Valley 2,888 Le Claire 2,899 West Union 2,624 Rockwell City 2,313 Corning 2,104
110 Eldora 3,035 Belle Plaine 2,834 Grundy Center 2,880 Lamoni 2,540 Carter Lake 2,287 Greenfield 2,102
111 Missouri Valley 2,992 Sibley 2,815 Bloomfield 2,849 Le Claire 2,520 Madrid 2,286 Hamburg 2,086
112 Clarion 2,968 Sergeant Bluff 2,772 Adel 2,846 Madrid 2,448 Sioux Center 2,275 Guthrie Center 2,042
113 Garner 2,922 Le Claire 2,734 Audubon 2,841 Adel 2,419 Ida Grove 2,265 Bedford 2,000
114 Belle Plaine 2,878 Clarion 2,703 West Union 2,783 Hiawatha 2,416 Marengo 2,264 Pocahontas 1,949
115 Le Claire 2,847 Tama 2,697 Story City 2,762 Rockwell City 2,396 Greenfield 2,243 Bellevue 1,932
116 Wilton 2,829 Grimes 2,653 West Liberty 2,723 Toledo 2,361 Camanche 2,225 Guttenberg 1,912
117 Sibley 2,796 Rock Rapids 2,601 Hawarden 2,722 Belmond 2,358 Bellevue 2,181 Sumner 1,911
118 Tama 2,731 Bloomfield 2,580 Rock Valley 2,706 Pocahontas 2,338 Lamoni 2,173 Britt 1,908
119 Rock Valley 2,702 Wilton 2,577 Lamoni 2,705 Bellevue 2,336 Sumner 2,170 Corydon 1,870
120 Williamsburg 2,622 Rock Valley 2,540 Rock Rapids 2,693 Sigourney 2,319 Lake City 2,114 West Liberty 1,866
121 Bloomfield 2,601 Audubon 2,524 Norwalk 2,676 West Liberty 2,296 Guttenberg 2,087 Sioux Center 1,860
122 Grundy Center 2,596 Sac City 2,516 Johnston 2,526 Colfax 2,293 Guthrie Center 2,071 Mapleton 1,857
123 Rock Rapids 2,573 Waukee 2,512 Belmond 2,505 Ida Grove 2,261 Adel 2,060 Villisca 1,838
124 Belmond 2,560 Belmond 2,500 Wilton 2,502 Garner 2,257 Britt 2,042 Madrid 1,829
125 West Union 2,549 Grundy Center 2,491 Toledo 2,455 La Porte City 2,256 West Liberty 2,042 Manning 1,801
126 Toledo 2,539 West Union 2,490 Bellevue 2,450 Carlisle 2,246 Corning 2,041 Adel 1,799
127 Marengo 2,535 Colfax 2,462 Guttenberg 2,428 Marengo 2,235 Pocahontas 2,011 Mount Ayr 1,793
128 Hawarden 2,478 Hawarden 2,439 Sergeant Bluff 2,416 Greenfield 2,212 Leon 2,004 Urbandale 1,777
129 Milford 2,474 Madrid 2,395 Pocahontas 2,352 Rock Valley 2,205 Garner 1,990 La Porte City 1,770
130 Asbury 2,450 Toledo 2,380 Jesup 2,343 Guttenberg 2,177 La Porte City 1,953 Northwood 1,767
131 Lamoni 2,444 Ida Grove 2,357 Sumner 2,335 Sumner 2,174 Bedford 1,807 Wapello 1,755
132 Audubon 2,382 Lamoni 2,319 Sigourney 2,330 Leon 2,142 Laurens 1,799 Garner 1,696
133 Sac City 2,368 Marengo 2,270 La Porte City 2,324 Lake Mills 2,124 Manson 1,789 Coon Rapids 1,676
134 Bellevue 2,350 Guttenberg 2,257 Marengo 2,308 Story City 2,104 Story City 1,773 Traer 1,627
135 Ida Grove 2,350 Bellevue 2,239 Ida Grove 2,285 Corning 2,095 Northwood 1,768 Manson 1,622
136 Polk City 2,344 Williamsburg 2,174 Lake Mills 2,281 Britt 2,069 Lake Mills 1,758 West Burlington 1,614
137 Huxley 2,316 Milford 2,170 Madrid 2,281 Manson 1,993 Wilton 1,750 Hartley 1,611
138 Kalona 2,293 Lake Mills 2,143 Rockwell City 2,276 Northwood 1,950 Wapello 1,745 Nashua 1,609
139 La Porte City 2,275 Britt 2,133 Hudson 2,267 Fayette 1,947 Hartley 1,738 Ackley 1,608
140 Postville 2,273 La Porte City 2,128 Greenfield 2,243 Lake City 1,910 Mount Ayr 1,738 Avoca 1,595
141 Madrid 2,264 Jesup 2,121 Colfax 2,234 New London 1,900 Nashua 1,737 Elkader 1,584
142 Rockwell City 2,264 Sigourney 2,111 Waukee 2,227 Wapello 1,873 Ackley 1,731 Rock Valley 1,581
143 Colfax 2,223 Pocahontas 2,085 Northwood 2,193 Wilton 1,873 New London 1,694 Lake Mills 1,560
144 Jesup 2,212 Sumner 2,078 Britt 2,185 Guthrie Center 1,834 Rock Valley 1,693 Laurens 1,556
145 Sigourney 2,209 Greenfield 2,074 Leon 2,094 Ackley 1,794 Villisca 1,690 Logan 1,550
146 West Branch 2,188 Huxley 2,047 Milford 2,076 Laurens 1,792 Corydon 1,687 Story City 1,545
147 Lake Mills 2,140 Leon 2,047 North Liberty 2,046 Mount Ayr 1,762 Mapleton 1,686 Lansing 1,536
148 Greenfield 2,129 Hudson 2,037 New London 2,043 Corydon 1,745 Manning 1,676 New London 1,510
149 Wapello 2,124 Asbury 2,013 Williamsburg 2,033 Norwalk 1,745 Hamburg 1,647 Stuart 1,500
150 Hudson 2,117 Wapello 2,013 Asbury 2,017 Cascade 1,744 Traer 1,623 Ogden 1,486
151 Sumner 2,106 Rockwell City 1,981 Wapello 2,011 Bedford 1,733 Reinbeck 1,621 Manly 1,473
152 Britt 2,052 Kalona 1,942 Lake City 2,006 Alta 1,717 Logan 1,605 Fayette 1,469
153 Northwood 2,050 Northwood 1,940 Grimes 1,973 Nashua 1,712 Cascade 1,601 Montezuma 1,460
154 Ogden 2,023 New London 1,922 Parkersburg 1,968 Reinbeck 1,711 Fayette 1,597 Reinbeck 1,460
155 Center Point 2,007 Ogden 1,909 Ogden 1,953 Hartley 1,694 Coon Rapids 1,560 Eldon 1,457
156 Guttenberg 1,987 Polk City 1,908 Corning 1,939 Traer 1,682 Postville 1,554 Wilton 1,446
157 Leon 1,983 West Branch 1,908 Mount Ayr 1,938 Milford 1,668 Le Claire 1,546 Windsor Heights 1,414
158 Pocahontas 1,970 Manson 1,844 Manson 1,924 Jesup 1,662 Avoca 1,540 Dunlap 1,409
159 Hull 1,960 Lake City 1,841 Cascade 1,912 Ogden 1,661 Elkader 1,526 Milford 1,375
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
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Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
160 Cascade 1,958 Alta 1,820 Ackley 1,900 Manning 1,656 Ogden 1,525 Alta 1,348
161 New London 1,937 Cascade 1,812 Huxley 1,884 Hamburg 1,649 Jesup 1,488 Greene 1,347
162 Columbus Junction 1,900 Corning 1,806 Monroe 1,875 Mapleton 1,647 Stuart 1,486 Monona 1,346
163 Lisbon 1,898 Parkersburg 1,804 West Branch 1,867 Parkersburg 1,631 Milford 1,476 Postville 1,343
164 Manson 1,893 Mount Ayr 1,796 Kalona 1,862 Oakland 1,603 Parkersburg 1,468 Sanborn 1,337
165 Parkersburg 1,889 Monroe 1,739 Nashua 1,846 Elkader 1,592 Altoona 1,458 Holstein 1,336
166 Alta 1,865 Hull 1,724 Corydon 1,818 Waukee 1,577 Greene 1,427 Brooklyn 1,323
167 Bondurant 1,846 Ackley 1,696 Reinbeck 1,808 Postville 1,546 Manly 1,425 Woodbine 1,304
168 Mount Ayr 1,822 Center Point 1,693 Alta 1,720 Williamsburg 1,544 Montezuma 1,416 Parkersburg 1,300
169 Ackley 1,809 Corydon 1,675 Hull 1,714 Avoca 1,535 Brooklyn 1,415 Cascade 1,299
170 Monroe 1,808 Mitchellville 1,670 Guthrie Center 1,713 Eldridge 1,535 Holstein 1,413 Oakland 1,296
171 Robins 1,806 Montezuma 1,651 Traer 1,703 Hudson 1,535 Alta 1,393 Paullina 1,289
172 Lake City 1,787 Mediapolis 1,637 Hartley 1,700 Pleasant Hill 1,535 Eldon 1,386 Remsen 1,280
173 Corning 1,783 Hartley 1,632 Bedford 1,692 Logan 1,526 Monroe 1,366 Odebolt 1,279
174 Remsen 1,762 Columbus Junction 1,616 Elkader 1,688 Hull 1,523 Akron 1,351 Malvern 1,263
175 Reinbeck 1,751 Guthrie Center 1,614 Mediapolis 1,685 Buffalo 1,513 Monona 1,346 Marcus 1,263
176 Hartley 1,733 Reinbeck 1,605 Polk City 1,658 Kalona 1,488 Williamsburg 1,342 Nora Springs 1,257
177 Mitchellville 1,715 Denver 1,600 Avoca 1,650 Durant 1,472 Oakland 1,340 Akron 1,251
178 Stuart 1,712 Bondurant 1,584 Stuart 1,650 Sanborn 1,465 Remsen 1,338 Strawberry Point 1,247
179 Durant 1,677 Traer 1,552 Denver 1,647 Center Point 1,456 Hiawatha 1,336 Mystic 1,233
180 Guthrie Center 1,668 Laurens 1,550 Manning 1,609 Holstein 1,445 Odebolt 1,331 Ankeny 1,229
181 Mediapolis 1,644 Durant 1,549 Laurens 1,606 Brooklyn 1,410 Paullina 1,329 Seymour 1,223
182 Denver 1,627 Pleasantville 1,536 Hamburg 1,597 Villisca 1,402 Clarksville 1,328 Camanche 1,212
183 Bedford 1,620 Bedford 1,528 Remsen 1,592 Monona 1,395 Norwalk 1,328 Clarksville 1,210
184 Nashua 1,618 Stuart 1,522 Center Point 1,591 Monroe 1,389 Lansing 1,325 George 1,210
185 Avoca 1,610 Monona 1,520 Durant 1,583 Coon Rapids 1,381 Sanborn 1,323 Carter Lake 1,183
186 Dallas Center 1,595 Remsen 1,513 Nora Springs 1,572 Remsen 1,367 Carlisle 1,317 Williamsburg 1,183
187 Traer 1,594 Elkader 1,510 Buffalo 1,567 Greene 1,363 Marcus 1,307 Lenox 1,171
188 Corydon 1,591 Nora Springs 1,505 Oakland 1,552 Clarksville 1,360 Woodbine 1,304 Sheffield 1,163
189 Moville 1,583 Woodbine 1,500 Logan 1,540 Stuart 1,354 Strawberry Point 1,303 Jesup 1,158
190 Woodbine 1,564 Avoca 1,497 Pleasantville 1,531 Montezuma 1,353 Hull 1,289 Lake View 1,158
191 Monona 1,550 Oakland 1,496 Mitchellville 1,530 Woodbine 1,349 Nora Springs 1,275 Primghar 1,152
192 Logan 1,545 Manning 1,484 Monona 1,530 Tripoli 1,345 Durant 1,266 Griswold 1,149
193 Pleasantville 1,539 Nashua 1,476 Akron 1,517 Mitchellville 1,341 Dunlap 1,254 Keota 1,145
194 Nora Springs 1,532 Postville 1,472 Fayette 1,515 Nora Springs 1,337 Center Point 1,236 McGregor 1,138
195 Walcott 1,528 Dallas Center 1,454 Brooklyn 1,509 Lisbon 1,329 Kalona 1,235 Sidney 1,132
196 Manning 1,490 Lisbon 1,452 Manly 1,496 Akron 1,324 Anita 1,233 Exira 1,129
197 Akron 1,489 Akron 1,450 Mapleton 1,495 Odebolt 1,323 Lisbon 1,227 Hull 1,127
198 Oakland 1,487 Holstein 1,449 Montezuma 1,485 West Branch 1,322 Griswold 1,207 Le Claire 1,124
199 Laurens 1,476 Brooklyn 1,439 Shell Rock 1,478 Eldon 1,319 George 1,200 Tripoli 1,124
200 Holstein 1,470 Logan 1,401 Holstein 1,477 Pleasantville 1,297 Dysart 1,197 Columbus Junction 1,123
201 Elkader 1,465 Shell Rock 1,385 Postville 1,475 Manly 1,294 Malvern 1,193 Fonda 1,120
202 Clarksville 1,441 Clarksville 1,382 Strawberry Point 1,463 Dunlap 1,292 Tripoli 1,179 What Cheer 1,119
203 Montezuma 1,440 Prairie City 1,366 Woodbine 1,463 Strawberry Point 1,281 Lenox 1,178 Anita 1,112
204 Epworth 1,428 Strawberry Point 1,357 Lisbon 1,458 Marcus 1,272 Lake View 1,165 Monroe 1,108
205 Mapleton 1,416 Walcott 1,356 Coon Rapids 1,448 University Heights 1,265 Moville 1,156 Keosauqua 1,101
206 Lenox 1,401 Manly 1,349 Villisca 1,434 Paullina 1,257 Sheffield 1,156 Kingsley 1,098
207 Wellman 1,393 Farley 1,348 Columbus Junction 1,429 Dysart 1,251 State Center 1,142 Dysart 1,089
208 Strawberry Point 1,386 Sanborn 1,345 Walcott 1,425 Lake View 1,249 Buffalo Center 1,140 New Sharon 1,089
209 Brooklyn 1,367 Villisca 1,332 Clarksville 1,424 Mediapolis 1,242 Primghar 1,131 Buffalo Center 1,087
210 Prairie City 1,365 Fayette 1,317 Sanborn 1,398 State Center 1,232 Gowrie 1,127 Arnolds Park 1,078
211 Sanborn 1,353 Moville 1,306 Epworth 1,380 Lansing 1,227 Elk Run Heights 1,124 Durant 1,075
212 State Center 1,349 Epworth 1,303 Blue Grass 1,377 Gowrie 1,225 Seymour 1,117 Wellman 1,071
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
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Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
213 Villisca 1,344 Lake View 1,303 Dunlap 1,374 Lenox 1,215 Jewell Junction 1,113 Panora 1,062
214 Manly 1,342 Lenox 1,303 Dallas Center 1,360 Columbus Junction 1,205 Shell Rock 1,112 Gowrie 1,052
215 Farley 1,334 Melcher-Dallas 1,302 Dysart 1,355 Moville 1,198 Exira 1,111 State Center 1,040
216 Roland 1,324 Mapleton 1,294 Lenox 1,338 George 1,194 Keota 1,096 Alton 1,038
217 Buffalo 1,321 Slater 1,268 Greene 1,332 Griswold 1,181 Buffalo 1,088 Grand Junction 1,036
218 Tripoli 1,310 Coon Rapids 1,266 Slater 1,312 Elk Run Heights 1,175 Central City 1,087 Manilla 1,035
219 Slater 1,306 Sidney 1,253 Sidney 1,308 Denver 1,169 Hudson 1,085 Graettinger 1,016
220 Coon Rapids 1,305 Dunlap 1,251 Odebolt 1,299 Sergeant Bluff 1,164 Wellman 1,085 Shell Rock 1,013
221 Dysart 1,303 Buffalo 1,250 State Center 1,292 Shell Rock 1,159 Dallas Center 1,083 Sioux Rapids 1,010
222 New Sharon 1,301 Hamburg 1,248 Lake View 1,291 Malvern 1,158 New Sharon 1,063 Rolfe 997
223 Fayette 1,300 State Center 1,248 Farley 1,287 Jewell Junction 1,152 Sidney 1,057 Glidden 996
224 Sidney 1,300 Dysart 1,230 Bondurant 1,283 Prairie City 1,141 West Branch 1,053 Correctionville 992
225 Earlham 1,298 Blue Grass 1,214 Tripoli 1,280 Epworth 1,132 Alton 1,048 Center Point 987
226 Melcher-Dallas 1,298 Malvern 1,210 Prairie City 1,278 Dallas Center 1,128 Kingsley 1,044 Moulton 985
227 Shell Rock 1,298 Woodward 1,197 Moville 1,273 Buffalo Center 1,118 McGregor 1,040 St. Ansgar 981
228 Lake View 1,278 Tripoli 1,188 Eldon 1,255 Central City 1,116 Mediapolis 1,040 Rockford 979
229 Malvern 1,256 Sheffield 1,174 Malvern 1,244 Keota 1,112 Fonda 1,026 Coralville 977
230 Glidden 1,253 Marcus 1,171 George 1,241 Bancroft 1,103 Pleasantville 1,025 Jewell Junction 973
231 Kingsley 1,245 Odebolt 1,158 Buffalo Center 1,233 Anita 1,101 Keosauqua 1,023 Central City 965
232 Hamburg 1,240 Earlham 1,157 New Sharon 1,225 Kingsley 1,097 Panora 1,019 Moville 964
233 Jewell Junction 1,239 Greene 1,142 Paullina 1,224 Farley 1,096 Columbus Junction 1,016 Riceville 962
234 Walford 1,224 New Sharon 1,136 Sheffield 1,224 Slater 1,094 Eddyville 1,014 Lisbon 952
235 Woodward 1,200 Paullina 1,134 Woodward 1,212 Allison 1,071 St. Ansgar 1,014 Dows 948
236 Solon 1,177 Kingsley 1,129 Panora 1,211 Sheffield 1,070 North English 1,004 Kalona 947
237 Panora 1,175 Jewell Junction 1,106 Kingsley 1,209 Aurelia 1,065 Bancroft 1,000 Dallas Center 944
238 Mechanicsville 1,173 Panora 1,100 Marcus 1,206 Armstrong 1,061 Glidden 993 Armstrong 943
239 Blue Grass 1,169 Glidden 1,099 Elk Run Heights 1,186 Sidney 1,061 Woodward 967 Eddyville 941
240 Arnolds Park 1,162 Newell 1,089 Lansing 1,181 North Liberty 1,055 Redfield 966 Morning Sun 939
241 Central City 1,157 Elk Run Heights 1,088 Griswold 1,176 West Point 1,045 Sioux Rapids 962 Calmar 937
242 Odebolt 1,153 Wellman 1,085 Mechanicsville 1,166 Blue Grass 1,032 Armstrong 958 Afton 936
243 Lone Tree 1,151 Buffalo Center 1,081 Springville 1,165 Alton 1,018 Mitchellville 957 Lake Park 924
244 Ely 1,149 West Point 1,079 Anita 1,153 Keosauqua 1,018 What Cheer 956 Woodward 908
245 Dunlap 1,139 Mechanicsville 1,075 Armstrong 1,153 Woodward 1,010 Calmar 954 Mitchellville 906
246 Marcus 1,139 Eldon 1,070 Jewell Junction 1,145 Calmar 1,008 Arnolds Park 953 Carlisle 903
247 Winfield 1,131 Anita 1,068 Aurelia 1,143 Primghar 995 Allison 952 Bancroft 901
248 Paullina 1,124 Springville 1,068 Earlham 1,140 St. Ansgar 994 Lake Park 952 Farmington 899
249 Greene 1,099 George 1,066 Conrad 1,133 McGregor 990 Gladbrook 949 Pleasantville 893
250 Alton 1,095 Alton 1,063 West Point 1,133 Mechanicsville 989 Grand Junction 949 Redfield 892
251 Springville 1,091 Central City 1,063 Allison 1,132 Walcott 989 Prairie City 943 Scranton 891
252 Keosauqua 1,066 St. Ansgar 1,063 Wellman 1,125 Panora 982 Rockford 941 Sabula 888
253 Eddyville 1,064 Winfield 1,051 Lake Park 1,123 Fonda 980 Manilla 939 Walnut 888
254 Aurelia 1,062 Solon 1,050 Preston 1,120 Wellman 977 Farley 920 Winfield 888
255 Calmar 1,058 Griswold 1,049 Eddyville 1,116 Earlham 974 Correctionville 912 Newell 884
256 Conrad 1,055 University Heights 1,042 St. Ansgar 1,100 Arnolds Park 970 West Bend 910 Lehigh 881
257 Aplington 1,054 Eddyville 1,036 Gowrie 1,089 Springville 970 Tabor 909 Battle Creek 873
258 Baxter 1,052 Roland 1,035 Tabor 1,088 Neola 968 Aurelia 904 Swea City 869
259 Elk Run Heights 1,052 Aplington 1,034 Bancroft 1,082 Grand Junction 967 Farmington 902 Tabor 869
260 George 1,051 Aurelia 1,034 Glidden 1,076 Exira 966 Riceville 898 Pomeroy 868
261 Anita 1,049 De Soto 1,033 Fredericksburg 1,075 North English 965 Schaller 896 Ruthven 868
262 Fairbank 1,041 Gowrie 1,028 Dakota City 1,072 Glidden 964 Sabula 894 Gladbrook 862
263 Griswold 1,039 Calmar 1,026 University Heights 1,069 Gladbrook 961 Newell 893 North English 853
264 Gowrie 1,038 Armstrong 1,025 Central City 1,067 Tabor 957 Sutherland 883 Mechanicsville 850
265 Sloan 1,032 Preston 1,025 Calmar 1,053 Preston 950 Dows 882 Schaller 841
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
266 St. Ansgar 1,031 Dakota City 1,024 Arnolds Park 1,051 Victor 949 Graettinger 879 Neola 839
267 Keota 1,025 Keosauqua 1,020 Primghar 1,050 Danville 948 Morning Sun 875 Hubbard 836
268 Lake Park 1,023 Fairbank 1,018 Victor 1,046 Eddyville 945 Neola 870 Sutherland 835
269 Urbana 1,019 Fredericksburg 1,011 Winfield 1,042 New Sharon 944 Victor 870 Mediapolis 834
270 Gladbrook 1,015 Rockwell 1,008 Rockwell 1,039 Manilla 943 Mechanicsville 866 Prairie City 834
271 Lansing 1,012 Lansing 1,007 Montrose 1,038 Huxley 937 Scranton 865 Alden 829
272 De Soto 1,009 Allison 1,000 Seymour 1,036 Aplington 936 Winfield 862 Fontanelle 812
273 Clarence 1,008 Keota 1,000 De Soto 1,035 Wall Lake 936 Clarence 859 Aurelia 807
274 Allison 1,006 Lake Park 996 Keota 1,034 Conrad 932 Lehigh 846 Ossian 804
275 Eldon 998 Tabor 994 Aplington 1,027 Seymour 931 University Heights 841 Maxwell 802
276 Tabor 993 Lone Tree 979 Manilla 1,020 Rockwell 923 Aplington 840 Dayton 793
277 North English 991 Victor 966 Lone Tree 1,014 Redfield 921 Alden 838 Clarence 791
278 Rockwell 989 Conrad 964 Rockford 1,012 Lake Park 918 Denver 831 West Bend 772
279 Gilbert 987 Montrose 957 Roland 1,005 Clarence 915 Ossian 827 Allison 771
280 University Heights 987 Exira 955 Keosauqua 1,003 Fredericksburg 912 Wellsburg 827 Earlham 771
281 Fredericksburg 984 Afton 953 Clarence 1,001 Dayton 909 Early 824 Anthon 770
282 West Point 980 Arnolds Park 953 Essex 1,001 Graettinger 907 Dayton 820 West Branch 769
283 Armstrong 979 Primghar 950 Danville 994 Morning Sun 906 Preston 819 Murray 767
284 Atkins 977 North English 944 North English 990 Rockford 902 Rolfe 819 Altoona 763
285 Tiffin 975 Donnellson 940 Dike 987 Winfield 897 Pomeroy 816 Essex 763
286 Grand Junction 964 Baxter 938 Alton 986 Adair 883 Sergeant Bluff 813 Allerton 761
287 Buffalo Center 963 Sloan 938 Afton 985 Newell 877 Wall Lake 812 Rockwell 753
288 Donnellson 963 Clarence 936 Treynor 981 Riceville 877 Hubbard 806 Wall Lake 753
289 Montrose 957 Danville 926 Fairbank 980 Alden 876 Swea City 805 Schleswig 751
290 Victor 952 Essex 916 Exira 978 Schleswig 875 Conrad 799 Humeston 750
291 Hazleton 950 Neola 909 Sloan 978 Sutherland 875 Fredericksburg 797 Kanawha 747
292 Treynor 950 Princeton 904 Donnellson 972 Correctionville 870 Wyoming 797 Gilmore City 746
293 Preston 949 Manilla 898 Gladbrook 970 Walnut 870 Earlham 788 Farley 745
294 Princeton 946 Correctionville 897 Grand Junction 970 What Cheer 868 Battle Creek 786 Wellsburg 744
295 Wayland 945 Treynor 897 Solon 969 West Bend 865 Schleswig 785 Adair 742
296 Dike 944 Adair 894 Princeton 965 Ossian 847 Springville 785 Early 742
297 Shellsburg 938 Redfield 883 Morning Sun 959 Hubbard 846 Walnut 777 Victor 741
298 Sheffield 930 Gladbrook 881 Redfield 959 Sabula 845 Afton 773 Albert City 736
299 Riverside 928 Dike 875 Alden 953 Battle Creek 837 Maxwell 773 Hedrick 733
300 Edgewood 923 Robins 875 Baxter 951 Solon 837 Moulton 773 Elma 731
301 Afton 917 Wall Lake 875 McGregor 945 Schaller 835 Rockwell 772 Hopkinton 731
302 Danville 914 Seymour 869 Dayton 941 Grimes 834 Hopkinton 768 Wyoming 724
303 Dakota City 911 Milo 864 West Bend 941 Lone Tree 834 Edgewood 767 Milton 719
304 Rockford 907 Rockford 863 Correctionville 935 Wheatland 832 Essex 767 Dumont 718
305 Alden 904 West Bend 862 Graettinger 923 Afton 823 Hedrick 762 Charter Oak 710
306 Sully 904 Bancroft 857 Le Grand 921 Kanawha 822 Mystic 761 Brighton 705
307 Earlville 900 Walnut 857 Battle Creek 919 Sioux Rapids 813 West Point 758 Casey 703
308 Graettinger 900 Alden 855 Riceville 919 Fairbank 810 Clive 752 Cincinnati 703
309 Primghar 891 Le Grand 854 Newell 913 Roland 803 Adair 750 Aplington 702
310 Fairfax 889 Newhall 854 Edgewood 900 Farmington 800 Roland 748 Fredericksburg 701
311 Newell 887 Schleswig 851 Newhall 899 Hopkinton 800 Whittemore 741 Ocheyedan 700
312 Newhall 886 Edgewood 842 Sioux Rapids 897 Sloan 799 Kanawha 735 Lohrville 698
313 Hubbard 885 Morning Sun 841 Sutherland 897 Donnellson 798 Fontanelle 729 Thompson 698
314 Dayton 884 Sully 841 Walnut 897 Dike 794 Oxford Junction 725 Edgewood 696
315 Essex 884 Wayland 838 Pomeroy 895 Hedrick 790 Brighton 724 Buffalo 695
316 Le Grand 883 Riceville 827 Adair 894 Merrill 790 Albert City 722 Roland 687
317 Inwood 875 Inwood 824 Wall Lake 892 Baxter 788 Dumont 719 Preston 684
318 Morning Sun 872 Riverside 824 Hazleton 877 Edgewood 786 Beacon 718 Springville 680
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
319 McGregor 871 Earlville 822 Farmington 869 Dows 777 Lone Tree 717 Whittemore 678
320 Colo 868 Janesville 822 Schleswig 868 Swea City 774 Slater 717 Stratford 673
321 Van Meter 866 Battle Creek 818 Fonda 863 Albion 772 Ruthven 712 Kellogg 670
322 Ossian 853 Dayton 818 Readlyn 858 Essex 770 Donnellson 709 Goldfield 665
323 Correctionville 851 Hubbard 814 Hubbard 852 Rolfe 767 Dakota City 706 Oxford Junction 663
324 Neola 845 Graettinger 813 Hedrick 847 Gilmore City 766 Elma 706 Whiting 663
325 Wall Lake 841 Hedrick 810 Earlville 844 Pomeroy 765 Sloan 704 West Point 662
326 Riceville 840 Ossian 810 Janesville 840 Moulton 763 Olin 703 Arlington 661
327 Adair 839 Grand Junction 808 Wheatland 840 Maxwell 758 Stratford 703 Earlville 661
328 Manilla 839 McGregor 797 Neola 839 Riverside 758 Agency 702 Sloan 654
329 Milo 839 Gilbert 796 Schaller 832 Carson 756 Epworth 698 Fairbank 653
330 Hedrick 837 Sioux Rapids 792 Ossian 829 Wellsburg 754 Grimes 697 Moravia 652
331 West Bend 834 Maxwell 788 Sully 828 Fontanelle 752 Allerton 692 Conrad 649
332 Redfield 833 Fairfax 780 Riverside 826 Earlville 751 Thompson 689 Inwood 644
333 Schleswig 833 Albert City 779 Sabula 824 Scranton 751 Gilmore City 688 Birmingham 643
334 Janesville 829 Okoboji 775 Albert City 818 Winthrop 750 Waukee 687 Dexter 643
335 Okoboji 820 Readlyn 773 Dumont 815 Dakota City 746 Goldfield 682 Montrose 643
336 Cambridge 819 Colo 771 Swea City 813 Wyoming 746 Anthon 681 Bonaparte 642
337 Swisher 813 Hartford 768 Colo 808 Janesville 741 Baxter 681 Elgin 642
338 Exira 810 Schaller 768 Stratford 806 Shellsburg 740 Elk Horn 679 Lowden 642
339 Seymour 810 Shellsburg 765 Fontanelle 805 Lehigh 739 Coggon 672 Marquette 641
340 Bancroft 808 Kanawha 763 Gilbert 805 Montrose 735 Dexter 670 Lone Tree 639
341 Hinton 808 Pomeroy 762 Brighton 804 Early 727 Earlville 668 Radcliffe 638
342 Maxwell 807 What Cheer 762 What Cheer 803 Dumont 724 Everly 668 Dakota City 637
343 Lowden 794 Van Meter 751 Everly 796 Goldfield 722 Charter Oak 665 Denver 635
344 Melbourne 794 Gilbertville 748 Rolfe 796 Charter Oak 715 Hazleton 665 Bayard 634
345 Larchwood 788 Dunkerton 746 Goldfield 789 Polk City 715 Walcott 664 Bussey 633
346 Readlyn 786 Winthrop 742 Maxwell 783 Anthon 711 Garnavillo 662 Shellsburg 632
347 Schaller 779 Larchwood 739 Milo 778 Olin 710 Ocheyedan 662 Riverside 631
348 Walnut 778 Hazleton 733 Hopkinton 774 Stratford 710 Riverside 656 Olin 626
349 Wheatland 772 Fonda 731 Dows 771 Ruthven 708 Lohrville 653 Clermont 625
350 Winthrop 772 Murray 731 Shellsburg 771 Wayland 702 Fairbank 650 Lovilia 619
351 Gilbertville 767 Merrill 729 Ruthven 769 Newhall 701 New Hartford 649 Baxter 618
352 Murray 766 Garnavillo 727 Winthrop 767 Everly 699 Winthrop 649 Livermore 615
353 Hartford 759 Lowden 726 New Hartford 764 Moravia 699 Janesville 648 Hudson 613
354 Farmington 756 Wheatland 723 Moulton 762 Mystic 696 Titonka 647 Merrill 605
355 Garnavillo 754 Rolfe 721 Hartford 761 New Hartford 690 Merrill 645 Coggon 604
356 Merrill 754 Stratford 715 Wellsburg 761 Sully 685 Elgin 644 Hospers 604
357 Walker 750 Cambridge 714 Kanawha 756 Riverdale 684 New Albin 643 Winthrop 604
358 Dunkerton 749 Sutherland 714 Inwood 755 Albert City 683 Wheatland 643 Danbury 601
359 Stratford 746 Fontanelle 712 Scranton 748 Humeston 673 Lowden 641 Wayland 600
360 Coggon 745 Goldfield 710 Stanton 747 Boyden 670 Humeston 638 Carson 596
361 Battle Creek 743 Sabula 710 Van Meter 747 Elk Horn 667 Inwood 638 Churdan 593
362 Kanawha 739 Ruthven 707 Elk Horn 746 Lowden 667 Oxford 633 Shelby 592
363 Sioux Rapids 720 Everly 706 Gilbertville 740 Oxford 666 Montrose 632 Richland 591
364 Clermont 716 Carson 705 Albion 739 Oxford Junction 666 Dike 630 Donnellson 589
365 Olin 716 Dumont 705 Merrill 737 Robins 663 Lovilia 630 Peterson 589
366 Van Horne 716 Fremont 701 Olin 735 Cambridge 661 Shellsburg 625 Titonka 589
367 Wellsburg 716 Hinton 697 Whiting 734 Granger 661 Kellogg 623 Ashton 588
368 Stanton 714 Hopkinton 695 Walker 733 Melbourne 661 Moravia 621 New Hartford 584
369 Moravia 713 Van Horne 695 Cambridge 732 Whittemore 658 Burt 620 Slater 583
370 Ruthven 711 Stanton 692 Melbourne 732 Coggon 656 Ashton 615 Grimes 582
371 Pomeroy 710 Brighton 684 Fremont 730 Gilbertville 655 Klemme 615 Garnavillo 581
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
372 Albert City 709 New Hartford 683 Robins 726 Dexter 652 Radcliffe 615 Ringsted 578
373 Sutherland 707 Whiting 683 Garnavillo 723 Hospers 646 Arlington 614 Lamont 574
374 Whiting 707 Wellsburg 682 Wayland 720 Inwood 644 Murray 613 Cambridge 573
375 Oxford 705 Moravia 679 Dunkerton 718 New Albin 644 Milton 609 Ireton 573
376 Fremont 704 Walker 673 Lowden 717 Allerton 643 Solon 604 New Market 573
377 Fruitland 703 Blairstown 672 Carson 716 Stanwood 642 Hospers 600 Burt 572
378 Lawton 697 Elk Horn 672 Elma 714 Lovilia 640 Stanwood 598 Stanton 570
379 Shelby 696 Melbourne 669 Boyden 708 Fairfax 635 Bayard 597 Sergeant Bluff 569
380 Fontanelle 692 Olin 663 Moravia 706 Garnavillo 634 Wayland 597 New Albin 568
381 Dexter 689 Oxford 663 Stanwood 705 Princeton 633 Whiting 595 Wheatland 568
382 Underwood 688 Hills 662 Murray 703 Brighton 632 Otho 593 Elk Horn 566
383 Brighton 687 Dows 660 Elgin 702 Bayard 628 Casey 589 Russell 566
384 Keystone 687 Wyoming 659 Wyoming 702 Grand Mound 627 Albion 588 Marathon 565
385 Blairstown 682 Farmington 655 Larchwood 701 Hazleton 626 Stacyville 588 Ute 563
386 Bertram 681 Elma 653 Blairstown 695 Walker 622 Cambridge 587 Delta 562
387 Hopkinton 681 Boyden 651 Otho 692 Murray 620 Churdan 586 Lost Nation 557
388 Goldfield 680 Early 649 Burt 689 Readlyn 616 Walker 584 Emerson 556
389 Stanwood 680 Stanwood 646 Anthon 687 Elgin 613 Blairstown 583 Klemme 555
390 Hills 679 Coggon 645 Fairfax 683 Van Horne 613 Carson 583 Lu Verne 553
391 What Cheer 678 Swisher 645 Van Horne 682 Blairstown 612 Cincinnati 583 Lime Springs 551
392 Dumont 676 Hospers 643 Atkins 678 Larchwood 611 Eldridge 583 Hazleton 550
393 Elgin 676 Anthon 638 Dexter 678 Agency 610 Lime Springs 581 Pacific Junction 550
394 Grand Mound 676 Atkins 637 Oxford 676 Burt 608 Princeton 580 Walker 549
395 Dows 675 Elgin 637 Grand Mound 674 Kellogg 607 Danville 579 Clearfield 547
396 Rolfe 675 Shelby 637 Humeston 671 Colo 606 Russell 577 Everly 547
397 Boyden 672 Swea City 634 Allerton 670 Elma 601 Bonaparte 574 Stanwood 547
398 Hospers 672 Dexter 628 Early 670 Thompson 600 Colo 574 Stacyville 544
399 Sabula 670 Kellogg 626 Thompson 668 Delmar 599 Marquette 572 Oxford 543
400 Ventura 670 Granger 624 Mystic 665 Titonka 599 Clermont 570 Boyden 541
401 Carson 668 Grand Mound 619 Shelby 665 Churdan 598 University Park 569 Lawler 539
402 New Hartford 659 Raymond 619 Hinton 659 Stacyville 598 Blue Grass 568 Colo 538
403 Moulton 658 Agency 616 Titonka 658 Richland 595 Lost Nation 567 Epworth 536
404 Riverdale 656 Zearing 614 Agency 657 Russell 591 Polk City 567 Little Rock 533
405 Peosta 651 Moulton 613 Hospers 655 Whiting 590 Grand Mound 565 Vail 532
406 Anthon 649 Titonka 612 Raymond 655 Clermont 582 Peterson 565 Solon 527
407 Elk Horn 649 Long Grove 605 Kellogg 654 Hartford 582 Little Rock 564 Grand Mound 526
408 Fonda 648 Allerton 599 Lehigh 654 Ireton 582 Boyden 562 Milo 525
409 Everly 647 University Park 598 Swisher 654 Raymond 582 Pacific Junction 560 Agency 524
410 Swea City 642 Ireton 597 Badger 653 Atkins 581 Ringsted 559 Batavia 524
411 Wyoming 626 Urbana 595 Whittemore 647 Otho 581 Bussey 557 Dow City 524
412 Agency 622 Ventura 590 University Park 645 Stanton 574 Delmar 556 Blairstown 523
413 St. Charles 619 Klemme 587 Gilman 642 Earling 573 Lamont 554 Williams 519
414 Zearing 617 Gilman 586 Coggon 639 Dow City 571 Van Horne 554 Garwin 518
415 Palo 614 Albion 585 Bayard 637 Cincinnati 570 Readlyn 547 Dike 517
416 Badger 610 Norway 583 Lovilia 637 Milton 567 Garwin 546 Doon 517
417 Radcliffe 607 Scranton 583 Delmar 633 Le Grand 565 Richland 546 Zearing 514
418 Kellogg 606 Oxford Junction 581 Norway 633 Dunkerton 563 Livermore 545 Hawkeye 511
419 Early 605 Quasqueton 579 Zearing 630 Garwin 563 Urbana 544 Lewis 511
420 Scranton 604 Burt 575 Garwin 626 Casey 561 Breda 543 Van Horne 511
421 Norway 601 Radcliffe 574 Gilmore City 626 Milo 561 Union 534 Melbourne 510
422 Gilman 600 Badger 569 Klemme 620 Klemme 554 Batavia 533 Wesley 509
423 Grandview 600 Keystone 568 Granger 619 Norway 554 Gilbertville 533 Gilman 508
424 Elma 598 Lovilia 566 Keystone 618 Lohrville 553 Shelby 533 Breda 506
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
425 Long Grove 597 Gilmore City 560 Dow City 616 Urbana 552 Lawler 532 Lorimor 505
426 Thompson 596 Orleans 560 Charter Oak 615 Keystone 549 Dow City 531 Waukee 501
427 Klemme 593 Humeston 553 Ventura 614 Radcliffe 548 Larchwood 531 Farragut 495
428 Albion 592 Pacific Junction 548 New Albin 609 Wesley 548 Fairfax 528 Princeton 495
429 Mystic 588 Mystic 545 Farragut 603 Lost Nation 547 Zearing 528 Royal 495
430 Richland 587 Minden 539 Clermont 602 Ocheyedan 545 Atkins 527 Cumberland 493
431 Ireton 585 Ocheyedan 539 Oxford Junction 600 Ventura 543 Keystone 522 Albion 492
432 Titonka 584 St. Charles 537 Richland 600 Shelby 537 Emerson 521 Bode 492
433 Granger 583 Lehigh 536 Ocheyedan 599 Zearing 535 Melbourne 517 Galva 492
434 Lovilia 583 Whittemore 535 Quasqueton 599 University Park 534 Hawkeye 516 Union 490
435 Orleans 583 New Albin 534 Cincinnati 598 Little Rock 531 Marathon 516 Mondamin 489
436 Quasqueton 574 Garwin 533 Wesley 598 Hawkeye 529 Norway 516 Kellerton 483
437 Oxford Junction 573 Russell 531 Long Grove 596 Danbury 527 Maynard 515 Chelsea 482
438 Otho 571 Otho 529 Radcliffe 593 Delhi 527 Delta 514 Elliott 482
439 Garwin 565 Clermont 523 Russell 593 Lewis 526 Stanton 514 Lineville 482
440 Minden 564 Lakeside 522 Lakeside 589 Batavia 525 Wesley 514 Corwith 480
441 Alburnett 559 Richland 522 Ireton 588 Farragut 521 Ute 511 Walcott 480
442 Allerton 559 Batavia 520 Bussey 579 Gilbert 521 Danbury 510 Renwick 474
443 Russell 559 Delmar 517 Urbana 574 Breda 518 Ireton 510 Salem 473
444 Burt 556 Ely 517 Milton 567 Bonaparte 517 Sully 508 Diagonal 472
445 Gilmore City 556 Lawler 517 Maynard 561 Gilman 513 Dunkerton 507 Riverton 472
446 Milton 550 Underwood 515 Okoboji 559 Lawler 513 New Market 506 Fremont 471
447 Humeston 543 Grandview 514 Ringsted 557 Ute 512 Clearfield 504 Marble Rock 470
448 Crescent 537 Palo 514 Lamont 554 Livermore 510 Lewis 501 Readlyn 468
449 Raymond 537 Maynard 513 New Market 554 Marquette 509 Farragut 495 Massena 459
450 Bayard 536 Bayard 511 Ainsworth 547 Ringsted 509 Newhall 495 Garrison 457
451 Ocheyedan 536 Fruitland 511 Crescent 547 Hills 507 Ellsworth 493 University Park 457
452 University Park 536 Beacon 509 Hills 547 Pacific Junction 505 Gilman 491 Maynard 455
453 Latimer 535 Ainsworth 506 Orleans 546 Maynard 503 Williams 490 Pierson 453
454 Middletown 535 Milton 506 Churdan 540 New Market 501 Corwith 488 Sully 452
455 Doon 533 Farragut 498 Stacyville 538 Bussey 498 Huxley 486 Danville 450
456 Ellsworth 531 Thompson 498 Doon 537 Lamont 498 Renwick 477 Fenton 446
457 Charter Oak 530 Charter Oak 497 Lawler 534 Lime Springs 497 Riverdale 477 University Heights 446
458 Whittemore 530 Bussey 494 Beacon 530 Hinton 488 Royal 475 Janesville 445
459 New Albin 527 Little Rock 493 Palo 529 Vail 486 Vail 473 Lakota 443
460 Ainsworth 524 Martensdale 491 Marquette 528 Emerson 484 Galva 469 Norway 441
461 Beacon 518 Duncombe 488 Batavia 525 Union 484 Granger 468 Thornton 441
462 Delmar 514 Arcadia 485 Lost Nation 524 Ashton 483 Lu Verne 468 Floyd 440
463 Farragut 509 Delhi 485 Royal 522 Stanhope 482 Milo 468 Ellsworth 439
464 Pacific Junction 507 Wahpeton 484 Lohrville 521 Arlington 481 Le Grand 465 Keystone 438
465 Dow City 503 Lawton 482 Earling 520 Fremont 480 Delhi 464 Norwalk 435
466 Lamont 503 Ringsted 481 Massena 518 Delta 475 Fremont 461 Latimer 434
467 Batavia 500 Stacyville 481 Union 515 Treynor 472 Stanhope 461 Collins 432
468 Maynard 500 Marquette 479 Hawkeye 512 Peterson 469 Lorimor 460 Davis City 432
469 Collins 499 Doon 476 New Virginia 512 Royal 469 Elliott 459 Lacona 430
470 Lehigh 497 Emerson 476 Delhi 511 Badger 465 Lakota 459 Kimballton 428
471 Lost Nation 497 Lamont 471 Pacific Junction 511 Quasqueton 464 Massena 456 Charlotte 427
472 Lime Springs 496 Crescent 469 St. Charles 507 Van Meter 464 Chelsea 453 Orient 427
473 Arlington 490 Breda 467 Duncombe 504 Bondurant 462 Lineville 452 Arcadia 425
474 Hawkeye 489 Lost Nation 467 Breda 502 Marble Rock 461 Thornton 449 Terril 425
475 Little Rock 489 Earling 466 Emerson 502 Plymouth 461 Latimer 445 Kensett 424
476 Stanhope 488 Royal 466 Arlington 498 Salem 458 Plainfield 445 Volga 423
477 Lakeside 484 Arlington 465 Lewis 497 Williams 456 Diagonal 443 Huxley 422
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
478 Emerson 480 Bonaparte 465 Elliott 493 Ainsworth 455 Marble Rock 442 Menlo 421
479 Royal 479 Ashton 462 Danbury 492 Birmingham 452 Salem 442 Lucas 420
480 Casey 478 Hawkeye 460 Stanhope 492 New Virginia 452 Birmingham 441 Stanhope 420
481 Breda 477 Tiffin 460 Little Rock 490 Marathon 447 Fenton 440 Garden Grove 417
482 Duncombe 474 Alburnett 459 Livermore 490 Irwin 446 Arcadia 437 Delmar 415
483 Earling 471 Collins 455 Vail 490 Plainfield 446 Doon 436 Larchwood 415
484 New Virginia 469 Plainfield 455 Bonaparte 489 Charlotte 444 Mondamin 436 Urbana 414
485 Stacyville 469 New Market 454 Middletown 487 Ellsworth 443 Rudd 436 Dunkerton 409
486 Martensdale 467 Lohrville 453 Minden 483 Middletown 443 Calamus 435 Blockton 407
487 Wesley 467 Plymouth 453 Delta 482 St. Charles 443 Collins 435 Coin 407
488 Salem 464 Salem 453 Corwith 480 Corwith 438 Earling 431 Lynnville 406
489 Miles 462 Ellsworth 451 Ellsworth 480 Doon 437 Mallard 431 Malcom 406
490 Wahpeton 462 Union 448 Ute 479 Letts 434 Bode 430 Letts 404
491 Ashton 461 Malcom 447 Lime Springs 476 Massena 433 Robins 426 Paton 404
492 Lawler 461 Stanhope 447 Casey 473 Minden 433 Steamboat Rock 426 Washta 403
493 Andrew 460 Wesley 444 Grandview 473 Brandon 432 Cumberland 425 Blakesburg 401
494 Bonaparte 458 Oakville 442 Letts 473 Clearfield 430 Irwin 425 Farnhamville 399
495 Delhi 458 Casey 441 Oakville 470 Palo 430 Pierson 425 Gilbertville 399
496 New Market 456 Colesburg 439 Peterson 470 Renwick 429 Plymouth 422 Mallard 399
497 Vail 452 Dow City 439 Plainfield 469 Rudd 429 Garrison 421 Quimby 398
498 Bussey 450 Worthington 439 Colesburg 463 Lacona 424 Menlo 421 Rudd 398
499 Arcadia 443 Lime Springs 438 Plymouth 463 Underwood 424 Charlotte 417 Fertile 397
500 Alleman 439 Livermore 436 Salem 463 Elliott 423 Malcom 416 Ainsworth 396
501 Oakville 439 Lewis 433 Riverdale 462 Callender 421 Lynnville 411 Plymouth 395
502 Lewis 438 New Virginia 433 Farnhamville 461 Pierson 421 Farnhamville 409 Steamboat Rock 395
503 Plainfield 438 Thornton 431 Fruitland 461 Mondamin 420 Kensett 409 Le Grand 393
504 Ringsted 436 Danbury 430 Rudd 460 Alburnett 418 Bagley 406 Westside 393
505 West Okoboji 432 Latimer 430 Bennett 458 Duncombe 418 Hinton 403 Bagley 392
506 Livermore 431 Rudd 429 Arcadia 454 Swisher 417 Blakesburg 401 Moorhead 392
507 Lohrville 431 Churdan 423 Calamus 452 Arcadia 414 Floyd 401 Atkins 387
508 Rudd 431 Riverdale 419 Collins 451 Galva 412 Riverton 399 Callender 387
509 Farnhamville 430 Clearfield 417 Underwood 448 Asbury 410 Pleasant Hill 397 Plainfield 387
510 Plymouth 429 Farnhamville 414 Lawton 447 Thornton 410 Lacona 396 Templeton 385
511 Cincinnati 428 Delta 409 Callender 446 Miles 409 Salix 394 Waucoma 385
512 Lorimor 427 Miles 409 Charlotte 442 Lawton 406 Letts 392 Delhi 383
513 Truro 427 Mondamin 403 Marathon 442 Collins 404 Bondurant 389 Calamus 381
514 Union 427 Elliott 399 Thornton 442 Blakesburg 403 Spillville 389 Irwin 381
515 Williams 427 Galva 398 Ashton 441 Fenton 403 Palo 387 Pulaski 381
516 Callender 424 Bennett 395 Latimer 441 Terril 397 Defiance 386 Montour 380
517 Conesville 424 Ute 395 Martensdale 438 Calamus 396 Fertile 386 Deep River 379
518 Birmingham 423 Irwin 394 West Okoboji 435 Nichols 396 Van Meter 385 Duncombe 378
519 Mondamin 423 Lynnville 393 Clearfield 433 Orleans 396 Terril 382 Eldridge 376
520 Thornton 422 Truro 391 Worthington 432 Quimby 395 Granville 381 Quasqueton 374
521 Charlotte 421 Letts 390 New Vienna 430 Fertile 394 New Virginia 381 Lytton 373
522 Marquette 421 Peterson 390 Salix 429 Steamboat Rock 394 Kimballton 380 Persia 373
523 Churdan 418 Elkhart 388 Irwin 427 Farnhamville 393 Raymond 378 Smithland 373
524 Massena 414 Vail 388 Ely 425 Latimer 393 Lytton 376 Prescott 372
525 Garrison 413 Spillville 387 Quimby 424 Defiance 392 Miles 376 Beacon 371
526 Colesburg 412 Birmingham 386 Mondamin 423 New Vienna 392 Bennett 374 Gravity 369
527 Delta 410 Middletown 386 Galva 420 Menlo 391 Quasqueton 373 Rhodes 369
528 Ryan 410 Callender 384 Terril 420 Westside 389 Ainsworth 371 College Springs 368
529 Terril 404 Terril 383 Marble Rock 419 Malcom 388 Paton 370 Defiance 368
530 Elliott 402 Fertile 382 Lu Verne 418 Salix 387 Greeley 369 Newhall 366
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
531 Orient 402 Ryan 382 Malcom 418 Bennett 385 Quimby 369 Van Meter 364
532 New Vienna 400 Calamus 379 Orient 416 Cumberland 385 Libertyville 368 Spillville 363
533 Bennett 395 Lorimor 377 Spillville 415 Lakota 385 Treynor 368 Ryan 362
534 Calamus 394 New Vienna 376 Tiffin 413 Lineville 385 Auburn 367 Dedham 360
535 Letts 392 Orient 376 Alburnett 411 Mallard 384 Westside 367 Greeley 360
536 Minburn 391 Massena 372 Garrison 411 Garrison 383 Colesburg 365 Oakville 360
537 Fort Atkinson 389 Williams 368 Birmingham 410 Granville 383 Melvin 364 Bennett 357
538 Spillville 386 Fort Atkinson 367 Menlo 410 Chelsea 381 Waucoma 364 Rippey 354
539 Danbury 384 Salix 367 Renwick 410 Lynnville 381 Volga 361 Truro 354
540 Worthington 381 Nichols 366 Williams 410 Floyd 380 Worthington 360 Cantril 353
541 Ute 378 Cincinnati 363 Floyd 408 Lu Verne 380 Callender 358 Minburn 353
542 Columbus City 376 Marble Rock 361 Pierson 408 Colesburg 379 Rhodes 358 Rake 351
543 Blakesburg 374 Mallard 360 Mallard 407 Lytton 378 Lucas 357 Auburn 350
544 Nichols 374 Charlotte 359 Truro 407 Minburn 378 Minburn 357 Columbus City 350
545 Irwin 372 Floyd 359 Bode 406 Bode 372 Duncombe 355 Grand River 350
546 Kellerton 372 Atalissa 357 Lynnville 406 De Soto 369 Minden 355 Granville 350
547 Peterson 372 Lacona 357 Lorimor 405 Oakville 369 St. Charles 355 Little Sioux 349
548 Clearfield 371 Menlo 356 Blakesburg 404 Bagley 365 Templeton 354 Nichols 348
549 Pierson 371 Corwith 354 Miles 398 Worthington 365 Fort Atkinson 353 Harvey 346
550 Salix 370 Westside 348 Fenton 394 Kensett 361 Andrew 349 Stockport 346
551 Galva 368 Fenton 346 Minburn 390 Okoboji 361 Smithland 349 Hinton 345
552 Quimby 368 Minburn 346 Ryan 390 Spillville 361 Ryan 347 Miles 344
553 Lynnville 366 Deep River 345 Montour 387 Truro 359 Coin 346 Exline 342
554 Menlo 365 Pierson 341 Steamboat Rock 387 Grandview 357 Davis City 346 New Virginia 342
555 Persia 363 Alleman 340 Westside 387 Waucoma 357 Oakville 346 Earling 341
556 Elkhart 362 Chelsea 336 Defiance 383 Meservey 354 Blockton 343 Blue Grass 337
557 Floyd 361 Bode 335 McCausland 381 Runnells 354 Low Moor 343 Salix 337
558 Fertile 360 Steamboat Rock 335 Lytton 377 Lakeside 353 Pisgah 343 Worthington 337
559 Lacona 360 Conesville 334 Runnells 377 Low Moor 347 Stockport 342 Okoboji 336
560 Bagley 354 Quimby 334 Chelsea 376 Rhodes 347 Alburnett 341 Polk City 336
561 Malcom 352 Blakesburg 333 Lacona 376 Lorimor 346 Kellerton 341 Fairfax 335
562 Runnells 352 Riverton 333 Nichols 375 Kimballton 343 Orient 341 Ayrshire 334
563 Corwith 350 Columbus City 328 Fort Atkinson 374 Ryan 343 Badger 340 Tingley 333
564 Defiance 346 Lu Verne 328 Modale 373 Martelle 341 Truro 338 Blencoe 328
565 Kimballton 342 Templeton 321 Fertile 372 Fort Atkinson 339 Underwood 337 Bondurant 328
566 Harcourt 340 Brandon 320 Wahpeton 372 Beacon 338 Garden Grove 335 Minden 328
567 Holy Cross 339 Garrison 320 Bagley 370 Sageville 338 North Liberty 334 Ledyard 327
568 Sheldahl 336 Lytton 320 Protivin 368 Andrew 335 Meservey 331 Pisgah 327
569 Steamboat Rock 336 Marathon 320 Columbus City 367 Montour 334 Prescott 331 Barnes City 326
570 Templeton 334 Andrew 319 Rhodes 367 Stockport 334 Rippey 331 Colesburg 326
571 Harpers Ferry 330 Donahue 316 Diagonal 362 Protivin 333 Linn Grove 330 Melvin 325
572 Bode 327 Sheldahl 315 Kimballton 362 Riverton 331 Okoboji 330 Soldier 323
573 Westside 327 Kellerton 314 Atalissa 360 Macedonia 330 Deep River 329 Linn Grove 320
574 Marble Rock 326 Defiance 312 Kensett 360 Auburn 329 Nichols 329 Brandon 319
575 Granville 325 Montour 312 Persia 355 Libertyville 329 Rake 328 Harris 319
576 Libertyville 325 Persia 312 Cumberland 351 Paton 329 Columbus City 327 St. Charles 319
577 Macedonia 325 Leland 311 Ionia 350 Liscomb 328 Lawton 324 Van Wert 318
578 Rippey 319 Ladora 308 Andrew 349 Diagonal 327 La Motte 323 Orleans 317
579 McCallsburg 318 McCausland 308 Prescott 349 La Motte 326 Brandon 322 Wadena 316
580 Fenton 317 Harcourt 306 Harcourt 347 Dedham 325 Dedham 322 Bristow 313
581 Protivin 317 Runnells 306 Low Moor 346 Melvin 325 Persia 322 Alta Vista 312
582 Pisgah 316 Volga 306 Deloit 345 Orient 324 Runnells 322 Dickens 311
583 Diagonal 312 Protivin 305 Riverton 342 Rake 324 Gilbert 318 Grandview 311
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
584 Brandon 311 Ionia 304 Brandon 337 Deep River 323 Crawfordsville 317 Libertyville 311
585 Renwick 306 Bagley 303 Granville 336 Greeley 323 Martensdale 316 Silver City 311
586 Lytton 305 Walford 303 Lakota 330 Ladora 321 Coulter city 315 Hornick 310
587 Riverton 304 Kiron 301 Davis City 327 Washta 319 Moorhead 313 Melrose 310
588 Modale 303 Diagonal 298 Meservey 324 Persia 316 Tiffin 311 North Liberty 309
589 Marathon 302 Granville 298 Deep River 323 Columbus City 312 Hills 310 Hastings 308
590 Farmersburg 300 Kensett 298 La Motte 322 Templeton 312 Washta 310 Havelock 307
591 Kelley 300 Deloit 296 Dedham 321 McCallsburg 307 Ladora 307 Ridgeway 307
592 Lu Verne 299 Cumberland 295 Auburn 320 Martensdale 306 Lakeside 306 Runnells 307
593 McCausland 299 Ridgeway 295 Washta 320 Harcourt 305 Protivin 302 Boxholm 304
594 Waucoma 299 Holy Cross 293 Lineville 319 Prescott 305 Grandview 300 Rowan 304
595 Mallard 298 McCallsburg 292 Templeton 319 Volga 305 Cantril 299 Harcourt 303
596 Auburn 296 Meservey 292 Kiron 317 Davis City 301 Pulaski 299 Jamaica 303
597 Crawfordsville 295 Farmersburg 291 Coin 316 Yale 301 Ayrshire 298 Clutier 302
598 Keswick 295 Martelle 290 Martelle 316 Kellerton 299 Crescent 296 Oto 302
599 Rhodes 294 Kimballton 289 Sheldahl 315 Tiffin 299 Liscomb 295 Badger 301
600 Donahue 293 Lineville 289 Alta Vista 314 Modale 297 Little Sioux 295 Ionia 301
601 Ridgeway 293 Modale 289 Crystal Lake 314 College Springs 295 Alexander 294 Granger 300
602 Grafton 290 Sageville 288 Greeley 313 Conesville 295 Clutier 292 McIntire 300
603 Rowley 290 Prescott 287 Dixon 312 Coin 294 Monmouth 291 Portsmouth 299
604 Deep River 288 Renwick 287 Holy Cross 310 Smithland 293 Ollie 291 Macedonia 298
605 Deloit 288 Greeley 284 Volga 310 Holy Cross 290 College Springs 290 Ollie 298
606 Chelsea 287 Harpers Ferry 284 Ridgeway 308 Crawfordsville 288 Macedonia 290 Gilbert 297
607 Ladora 287 Keswick 284 Waucoma 308 Blairsburg 287 Havelock 289 Meservey 297
608 Yale 287 Washta 284 Alleman 307 Gravity 286 Ledyard 289 Bridgewater 296
609 Alta Vista 286 Auburn 283 College Springs 307 Pisgah 286 Blairsburg 287 Palmer 296
610 Crystal Lake 285 Grafton 282 Pisgah 307 Walford 286 Blencoe 286 Rembrandt 296
611 Montour 285 Lakota 281 McCallsburg 304 Garden Grove 285 Grand River 284 Randolph 295
612 Stockport 284 Low Moor 280 Rippey 304 Sheldahl 285 Soldier 284 Williamson 294
613 Atalissa 283 Coin 278 Mingo 303 Crescent 284 Woden 283 Yale 293
614 Washta 282 Waucoma 277 Conesville 301 Reasnor 284 Moorland 281 Linden 290
615 Cumberland 281 Cleghorn 275 Keswick 300 Alta Vista 283 Silver City 281 McCallsburg 290
616 Dedham 280 Rippey 275 Cantril 299 Deloit 279 Dixon 280 Crawfordsville 286
617 Kensett 280 Arthur 272 Yale 299 Linden 278 Orleans 280 Crystal Lake 286
618 Martelle 280 Rhodes 272 Garden Grove 297 Crystal Lake 276 Sheldahl 279 Dawson 286
619 Harvey 277 Rowley 272 Liscomb 296 Dixon 276 Tingley 278 Palo 285
620 Ionia 277 Cantril 271 Lucas 292 Clutier 275 Alta Vista 276 Thurman 284
621 Dixon 276 Laurel 271 Paton 291 Ely 275 Luana 276 Modale 283
622 Greeley 276 Lockridge 270 Rembrandt 291 Kiron 275 Modale 276 Protivin 283
623 Davis City 275 Blairsburg 269 Sageville 291 Cleghorn 274 Gravity 275 Carbon 282
624 Lockridge 275 Pisgah 268 Silver City 291 Arthur 273 Hornick 275 Andrew 280
625 Kiron 273 Crystal Lake 266 Crawfordsville 290 Blockton 273 Wadena 275 De Soto 280
626 Lineville 273 Crawfordsville 265 Bronson 289 Silver City 272 Barnes City 273 La Motte 280
627 La Motte 272 Dedham 264 Dickens 289 Jamaica 271 De Soto 273 Lanesboro 280
628 Liscomb 272 Libertyville 264 Donahue 289 Moorhead 271 Grafton 273 Low Moor 279
629 Bronson 269 West Okoboji 263 Ladora 289 Ionia 270 Rowan 273 Alexander 278
630 Mingo 269 Macedonia 262 Arthur 288 Rippey 270 McCallsburg 272 Grafton 278
631 Laurel 266 Pulaski 262 Blairsburg 288 Elkhart 269 Hartford 271 Liscomb 278
632 Prescott 266 La Motte 260 Maurice 288 Long Grove 269 Kiron 271 Underwood 278
633 Paton 265 Stockport 260 Palmer 288 Moorland 269 Palmer 271 Keswick 276
634 Coulter city 262 Moorhead 259 Shueyville 287 Ollie 268 Swisher 271 Imogene 274
635 Silver City 259 Woden 259 Woden 287 Maurice 266 Harvey 270 Fort Atkinson 273
636 Leland 258 Liscomb 258 Walford 285 Woden 265 McIntire 270 Ladora 273
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
637 Cantril 257 Davis City 257 Rake 283 Palmer 264 Onslow 269 Robins 272
638 Lakota 255 Lester 257 Smithland 282 Coulter city 262 Woolstock 269 Woden 272
639 Maurice 254 Luxemburg 257 Libertyville 281 Mingo 260 Bristow 268 Coulter city 271
640 Hornick 253 Paton 255 Blockton 280 Cantril 258 Harcourt 268 Thor 271
641 Coin 252 Coulter city 252 Havelock 279 Holland 258 Kamrar 268 Bloomfield 268
642 Meservey 252 Mingo 252 Macedonia 279 Keswick 257 Thurman 268 Castana 265
643 Fredonia 251 Silver City 252 Holland 278 Monmouth 257 Crystal Lake 267 Hancock 264
644 Lester 251 Smithland 252 Kellerton 278 Blencoe 255 Ridgeway 267 Alvord 263
645 Cleghorn 250 Blencoe 250 Laurel 278 Pulaski 255 Arthur 265 Farmersburg 263
646 Garden Grove 250 Melvin 250 Melvin 277 Grafton 254 Ionia 265 Kamrar 261
647 Holland 250 Van Wert 249 Reasnor 277 Onslow 253 Keswick 265 Blairsburg 257
648 Shueyville 250 Alta Vista 246 Farmersburg 276 Hillsboro 252 New Vienna 265 Hanlontown 257
649 Luana 249 Kelley 246 Cleghorn 275 Hornick 250 Rembrandt 265 Laurel 257
650 Olds 249 Joice 245 Harvey 275 Rembrandt 250 Holland 264 Maurice 256
651 Pulaski 249 Maurice 243 Jamaica 275 Alexander 249 Imogene 264 Tiffin 256
652 Volga 247 Randolph 243 Rowley 275 Clare 249 Walford 264 Kiron 255
653 College Springs 246 Cushing 241 Goose Lake 274 Havelock 248 Williamson 262 Woodburn 255
654 Cushing 246 New Providence 240 Leland 274 Lucas 247 Cushing 261 Woolstock 255
655 Luxemburg 246 Woodburn 240 Lester 274 Laurel 245 Elkhart 260 Alburnett 254
656 Arthur 245 Thurman 239 Stockport 272 Wallingford 245 Hastings 260 Lawton 254
657 Elberon 245 Rake 238 Lockridge 271 Atalissa 244 Mingo 260 Hillsboro 253
658 Woodburn 244 Wadena 236 Luxemburg 271 Tingley 244 Yale 260 Conesville 252
659 Lucas 243 Harvey 235 Cushing 270 Van Wert 244 Harris 258 Harpers Ferry 252
660 Melvin 243 Wallingford 235 Boxholm 267 Ayrshire 243 Lanesboro 258 Shambaugh 251
661 Wadena 243 Jamaica 232 Pulaski 267 Kamrar 243 Linden 258 Calumet 250
662 Woden 243 College Springs 230 Barnes City 266 Boxholm 242 Dawson 257 Braddyville 249
663 Low Moor 240 Palmer 230 Coulter city 264 Soldier 242 Panama 257 Rowley 249
664 Jamaica 237 Garden Grove 229 Linden 264 Rowley 241 Randolph 257 Cushing 248
665 Thurman 236 Rembrandt 229 Moorhead 264 Dickens 240 Jamaica 256 Hills 248
666 Blairsburg 235 Dixon 228 Westgate 263 Ledyard 240 Van Wert 253 Moorland 248
667 Westgate 234 Lucas 224 Fostoria 261 Linn Grove 240 West Chester 253 Numa 248
668 Goose Lake 232 South English 224 Rowan 259 Lambs Grove 239 Hancock 252 South English 248
669 Moorhead 232 Shueyville 223 Harpers Ferry 258 Little Sioux 239 Montour 252 Treynor 247
670 Blencoe 231 Hornick 222 Moorland 257 Portsmouth 239 Boxholm 250 Cleghorn 246
671 Joice 231 Barnes City 221 Soldier 257 Barnes City 238 Farmersburg 250 Pilot Mound 246
672 Van Wert 231 Goose Lake 221 Elkhart 256 Lester 238 Frederika 249 Hamilton 245
673 Fostoria 230 Yale 220 Wallingford 256 Wadena 237 Conesville 248 Joice 244
674 Clutier 229 Braddyville 219 Grafton 255 Halbur 235 Beaman 247 Kelley 244
675 Hanlontown 229 Clutier 219 Hancock 254 Kelley 235 Martelle 247 Onslow 244
676 Kamrar 229 Gravity 218 Bristow 252 McIntire 234 Clare 245 Arthur 243
677 Rembrandt 228 Havelock 217 Little Sioux 251 Webb 234 Middletown 245 Plover 243
678 New Providence 227 Onslow 216 Clutier 249 Mitchell 233 Dickens 241 Rose Hill 243
679 Rake 227 Halbur 215 New Providence 249 Dawson 232 Kelley 239 Geneva 242
680 Linden 226 Holland 215 Aurora 248 Farmersburg 232 Lester 239 Goodell 242
681 Grand River 225 Boxholm 214 Blencoe 247 Lockridge 232 Alvord 238 Superior 240
682 Lambs Grove 225 Dickens 214 Alvord 246 Rowan 231 Maurice 237 Brayton 239
683 Portsmouth 225 Blockton 213 Luana 246 Bristow 230 Mitchell 237 Grant 237
684 Ollie 224 Prairieburg 213 Gravity 245 Thurman 230 Webb 236 Deloit 235
685 Onslow 223 Lambs Grove 212 Van Wert 245 Aurora 229 Lambs Grove 234 Halbur 235
686 Packwood 223 Woolstock 212 Ayrshire 243 Hastings 229 Rowley 234 Webb 235
687 Smithland 221 Bridgewater 209 Portsmouth 240 Hancock 228 Thor 234 Lockridge 233
688 Parnell 220 Bronson 209 Stockton 240 Harpers Ferry 227 Portsmouth 232 Nodaway 233
689 Gravity 218 Moorland 209 Hornick 239 McCausland 226 Goodell 231 Panama 230
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
690 Rowan 218 Parnell 209 Kelley 237 Luana 225 Joice 231 Middletown 229
691 Little Sioux 217 Portsmouth 209 Henderson 236 Exline 224 Castana 230 Rathbun 229
692 Stout 217 Packwood 208 Woolstock 235 Leland 223 Baldwin 228 Wallingford 229
693 Boxholm 215 Ollie 207 Parnell 234 Beaman 222 Cleghorn 228 Weldon 229
694 Hastings 214 Westgate 207 Bridgewater 233 Johnston 222 Wallingford 228 Martelle 228
695 Kirkville 214 Henderson 206 Meriden 233 Kirkville 222 Ely 226 Mingo 227
696 Palmer 214 Fostoria 205 Ollie 232 Stockton 222 Prairieburg 226 Reasnor 227
697 Pilot Mound 214 Little Sioux 205 Wadena 230 Swaledale 222 Brayton 225 Wiota 227
698 South English 213 Olds 205 Clare 229 Woolstock 222 Bridgewater 225 Chester 226
699 Panama 212 Soldier 205 Dawson 229 Panama 221 Calumet 225 Westgate 226
700 Linn Grove 211 Thor 205 Halbur 229 Calumet 219 Reasnor 224 Aurora 225
701 Beaman 210 Alvord 204 Panama 229 Fostoria 219 Aurora 223 Elberon 225
702 Wallingford 210 Magnolia 204 Castana 228 Panorama Park 219 Exline 223 Rutland 225
703 Randolph 209 Elberon 203 Harris 228 Goodell 218 Laurel 223 Drakesville 222
704 Hancock 207 Kamrar 203 Lambs Grove 228 Goose Lake 218 Rose Hill 223 Elkhart 222
705 Soldier 207 Lidderdale 202 Kamrar 225 Ridgeway 218 Deloit 222 Castalia 221
706 Hillsboro 205 Bertram 201 Olds 225 South English 218 Oto 221 Hartford 221
707 Rose Hill 205 Fredonia 201 Fredonia 224 Harvey 217 Rutland 221 Holland 221
708 Woolstock 204 Goodell 201 Frederika 223 Donahue 216 Geneva 219 Arion 220
709 Sageville 203 Hancock 201 Joice 223 Williamson 216 Hillsboro 218 Luana 220
710 Ayrshire 202 Linden 201 Pilot Mound 223 Rutland 215 South English 217 Macksburg 220
711 Bristow 202 Panama 201 Randolph 223 Pilot Mound 214 Swaledale 217 Fraser 219
712 Dickens 202 Pilot Mound 199 Webb 222 Randolph 214 Castalia 216 Lakeside 219
713 Halbur 202 Bristow 197 Thurman 221 Thor 212 Magnolia 215 Martinsburg 219
714 Barnes City 201 Aurora 196 Goodell 220 Castana 211 Packwood 215 Promise City 218
715 Harris 200 Ayrshire 195 Kirkville 220 Grand River 211 Halbur 214 West Chester 218
716 Magnolia 200 Linn Grove 194 Somers 220 Henderson 211 Melrose 214 Lester 217
717 Decatur City 199 Hanlontown 193 Beaman 219 Castalia 210 Westgate 214 Somers 217
718 Frederika 199 Meriden 193 Geneva 218 West Okoboji 210 Atalissa 212 Mount Auburn 216
719 Moorland 197 Rickardsville 193 Melrose 218 New Providence 208 Chester 211 Floris 215
720 Barnum 195 Stout 192 Onslow 218 Braddyville 207 Elberon 211 Blanchard 214
721 Aurora 194 Reasnor 191 Exline 217 Magnolia 206 Harpers Ferry 211 Marne 214
722 Reasnor 194 Luana 190 Bertram 216 Olds 206 St. Lucas 211 Kirkville 213
723 Blockton 192 Shambaugh 190 Hastings 215 Alvord 204 Archer 209 Dougherty 212
724 Exline 191 Swaledale 190 Ledyard 215 Cushing 204 Leland 209 New Providence 212
725 Rickardsville 191 Rowan 189 Rickardsville 215 Vincent 204 Lockridge 206 Packwood 211
726 Clare 190 Frederika 188 Rose Hill 214 Westgate 204 New Providence 206 Sheldahl 211
727 Westfield 189 Millersburg 188 Hanlontown 213 Elberon 203 Shambaugh 206 Frederika 210
728 Delaware 188 Exline 187 Calumet 212 Ferguson 203 Marne 205 Prairieburg 210
729 Shambaugh 188 Hastings 187 Drakesville 212 Lanesboro 203 Nodaway 204 Leland 209
730 Alvord 187 Stockton 187 South English 211 Oto 203 Decatur City 203 Baldwin 208
731 Lidderdale 186 Lone Rock 185 Monmouth 210 Geneva 201 Kirkville 203 Dixon 208
732 Sherrill 186 Vincent 185 Packwood 210 Joice 201 Rathbun 203 Henderson 208
733 Drakesville 185 Welton 184 Tingley 210 Mount Auburn 200 Somers 203 Magnolia 207
734 Meriden 184 Beaman 183 Williamson 210 Arion 199 Numa 202 Parnell 206
735 Millersburg 184 Clare 183 Springbrook 209 West Chester 199 Weldon 202 Swaledale 205
736 Lincoln 182 Lanesboro 182 Hillsboro 208 Decatur City 198 Woodburn 202 Swisher 205
737 Springbrook 182 Tingley 179 Sherrill 208 Somers 197 Arion 201 Aredale 204
738 Stockton 182 West Chester 178 Arion 207 Springbrook 196 Center Junction 201 Atalissa 204
739 Calumet 181 Castalia 177 Magnolia 207 Stout 196 Lidderdale 201 East Peru 204
740 Monmouth 180 Decatur City 177 Vincent 207 Harris 195 Randall 201 New Vienna 204
741 Dundee 179 Kirkville 177 Woodburn 207 St. Lucas 194 Parnell 200 Unionville 204
742 Bridgewater 178 Delaware 176 Linn Grove 205 Whitten 194 Clemons 198 Clemons 202
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
743 Castana 178 Larrabee 175 Numa 205 Bronson 193 Drakesville 197 Randall 202
744 St. Lucas 178 Barnum 174 Lincoln 202 Rickardsville 193 Hamilton 197 Popejoy 201
745 Havelock 177 Dawson 174 Thor 200 Imogene 192 Pilot Mound 196 Millersburg 200
746 Braddyville 176 Dundee 174 Braddyville 199 Melrose 192 Wiota 195 Redding 200
747 Castalia 175 St. Lucas 174 Decatur City 199 Rose Hill 192 Hanlontown 193 Waterville 199
748 Prairieburg 175 Clemons 173 Westfield 199 Frederika 190 Meriden 192 Monmouth 198
749 Goodell 174 Lincoln 173 Baldwin 198 Sherrill 190 Goose Lake 191 Chillicothe 196
750 Swaledale 174 Drakesville 172 Barnum 198 Cumming 189 Henderson 191 Decatur City 196
751 Thor 174 Floris 172 Lidderdale 197 Luther 189 Buck Grove 190 Jolley 195
752 McIntire 173 Grand River 171 McIntire 197 Bridgewater 188 Popejoy 190 Derby 194
753 Geneva 171 Rose Hill 171 Prairieburg 197 Marne 187 Superior 190 Lincoln 194
754 Henderson 171 Alexander 170 Shambaugh 197 Millersburg 187 Olds 189 Swan 194
755 Tingley 171 Harris 170 St. Donatus 197 Hamilton 186 Floris 187 Barnum 193
756 Haverhill 170 Maysville 170 Lanesboro 196 Woodburn 186 Westfield 187 Vincent 193
757 Rock Falls 170 Mitchell 170 Rock Falls 196 Chester 185 Ferguson 186 Buck Grove 192
758 Oakland Acres 166 Geneva 169 Elberon 194 Luxemburg 185 Millersburg 186 Delaware 192
759 Alexander 165 Hillsboro 169 St. Lucas 194 East Peru 184 Mount Auburn 186 Beaman 191
760 Somers 165 Monmouth 169 Mitchell 193 Lincoln 184 Dundee 185 Hansell 190
761 Webb 165 Webb 167 West Chester 191 Hanlontown 182 Lone Rock 185 Bradgate 188
762 Maysville 163 Center Junction 166 Alexander 190 Prairieburg 182 Unionville 185 Lone Rock 188
763 Williamson 163 Ferguson 166 Stout 190 Randall 179 Waterville 184 Olds 187
764 Cumming 162 Williamson 166 Castalia 188 Clemons 178 Whitten 184 Luzerne 186
765 Mount Auburn 160 Springbrook 165 Grand River 188 Shambaugh 178 Lincoln 183 Dana 184
766 Westphalia 160 Ledyard 164 Imogene 188 Bertram 177 Long Grove 182 Nemaha 184
767 Whitten 160 Searsboro 164 Mount Auburn 188 Nodaway 176 Plover 182 Gray 183
768 Welton 159 Randall 161 Superior 188 Parnell 175 Grant 180 Searsboro 183
769 West Chester 159 Somers 161 Floris 187 Harper 173 Carpenter 177 Harper 182
770 Luther 158 Calumet 160 Weldon 187 Lidderdale 173 Dougherty 177 Lidderdale 180
771 Vincent 158 Westfield 160 Swaledale 186 Mount Union 173 Harper 177 Clare 179
772 Lone Rock 157 Wiota 160 Nodaway 185 Baldwin 172 Braddyville 176 Ferguson 178
773 Dawson 155 Castana 159 Millersburg 184 Center Junction 172 Mount Union 176 Dundee 176
774 Mitchell 155 Chester 158 Center Junction 182 Wiota 171 Blanchard 174 St. Anthony 175
775 Searsboro 155 Martinsburg 157 Wiota 181 Maysville 170 Franklin 174 Whitten 174
776 East Peru 153 Rock Falls 155 McClelland 177 Cromwell 168 Macksburg 174 Greenville 173
777 Floris 153 Luther 154 Chester 175 Fredonia 168 Sherrill 174 Westfield 172
778 Leighton 153 Nodaway 153 Clemons 175 Larrabee 167 Bernard 173 Shannon City 171
779 Lanesboro 152 Franklin 152 Martinsburg 174 Meriden 167 East Peru 173 Kent 169
780 Chester 151 Oakland Acres 152 Ferguson 173 Dundee 166 Greenville 173 Morrison 169
781 Larrabee 149 Numa 151 Haverhill 173 Lone Rock 166 McCausland 173 Conway 168
782 Marne 149 Weldon 151 Oto 172 Numa 165 Vincent 173 Mitchell 168
783 Wiota 149 Melrose 150 Toronto 172 St. Donatus 164 Martinsburg 172 Archer 167
784 Clemons 148 Bouton 149 Derby 171 Drakesville 163 West Okoboji 171 Mount Union 167
785 Randall 148 Marne 149 Randall 171 Derby 161 Bertram 170 Northboro 167
786 Ledyard 147 Rutland 149 Brayton 170 Unionville 161 St. Olaf 169 Ralston 166
787 Brunsville 146 Arion 148 Delaware 170 Bouton 160 Hansell 168 Ricketts 166
788 Brayton 145 Brayton 148 Larrabee 169 Haverhill 160 Masonville 168 Carpenter 165
789 Oto 145 Sherrill 148 Lone Rock 169 Waterville 158 Swan 168 Marysville 165
790 Rutland 145 Harper 147 Westphalia 169 Packwood 157 Delaware 167 Stockton 165
791 Waterville 145 McIntire 147 Whitten 168 St. Anthony 156 Fostoria 167 Toronto 165
792 Weldon 145 Archer 145 Dundee 164 Weldon 155 Larrabee 167 Meriden 164
793 Hamilton 144 North Buena Vista 145 Hamilton 163 Shueyville 154 Leighton 167 Clio 162
794 Ricketts 144 St. Donatus 145 Rutland 163 Delaware 153 Bradgate 166 Sherrill 162
795 Macksburg 142 Haverhill 144 Marne 162 Bassett 152 Searsboro 165 Martensdale 161
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
796 Superior 142 Westphalia 144 Cromwell 157 Grant 152 Stockton 164 Turin 160
797 St. Donatus 140 Leighton 142 Waterville 157 Brayton 151 Turin 163 Westphalia 160
798 Fraser 137 Mount Union 140 Luther 155 Stanley 151 Carbon 162 Bouton 159
799 Arion 136 Waterville 140 North Buena Vista 155 Rock Falls 150 Gray 162 McClelland 159
800 Bouton 136 McClelland 139 Buck Grove 154 Wahpeton 149 Varina 162 North Washington 159
801 Franklin 136 New Liberty 139 Stanley 154 Bernard 148 Cylinder 161 Ellston 158
802 St. Olaf 136 Baldwin 137 Bradgate 151 Garber 148 Promise City 161 Larrabee 158
803 Harper 134 Brunsville 137 Cumming 151 Promise City 148 Luxemburg 159 St. Lucas 158
804 St. Marys 134 Whitten 137 Maysville 151 Westfield 148 Holy Cross 157 St. Olaf 158
805 Toronto 134 Derby 135 Masonville 150 Barnum 147 Patterson 157 Stanley 158
806 Mount Union 132 Peosta 135 Unionville 150 Masonville 147 North Washington 156 Truesdale 158
807 Nodaway 132 Mount Auburn 134 Promise City 149 Popejoy 147 Rock Falls 156 West Okoboji 158
808 Oyens 132 Unionville 133 Spragueville 149 McClelland 146 Stanley 156 Morley 157
809 Center Junction 131 Cumming 132 Morrison 146 Floris 145 Barnum 154 Long Grove 156
810 Derby 131 East Peru 132 Oyens 146 Gray 145 Aredale 153 Ely 155
811 Pleasant Plain 131 Promise City 132 Gruver 145 Oyens 145 Knierim 153 Center Junction 153
812 Carpenter 130 Toronto 132 Mount Union 145 Toronto 145 Truesdale 153 Garber 153
813 Houghton 130 Truesdale 132 Panorama Park 145 Buck Grove 143 Derby 151 Thayer 152
814 Melrose 130 Masonville 129 Pleasant Plain 144 Fraser 143 Nemaha 151 Curlew 151
815 McClelland 129 Patterson 128 Grant 143 Macksburg 142 McClelland 150 McCausland 150
816 Stanley 128 Pleasant Plain 128 Ricketts 143 New Liberty 141 North Buena Vista 150 Bernard 149
817 Baldwin 127 Superior 128 Franklin 142 Ricketts 141 Yorktown 150 Goose Lake 148
818 Unionville 127 Houghton 127 North Washington 142 Leighton 140 Chillicothe 148 North Buena Vista 148
819 Westwood 127 Panorama Park 127 St. Paul 141 Martinsburg 140 Cumming 148 Pleasant Plain 148
820 Archer 126 Morrison 125 Brunsville 140 Searsboro 140 Garber 148 Cromwell 147
821 Ferguson 126 St. Olaf 125 Garber 140 St. Olaf 140 Fredonia 147 Fostoria 147
822 Martinsburg 126 Bradgate 124 St. Anthony 140 Varina 140 Luther 147 Sharpsburg 147
823 Patterson 126 Rome 124 Bouton 139 Blanchard 139 Pleasant Plain 147 Franklin 146
824 North Buena Vista 124 Bernard 123 Fraser 139 Superior 139 Bouton 145 Yorktown 146
825 New Liberty 121 Centralia 123 Oakland Acres 139 Morrison 136 New Liberty 145 Mount Sterling 144
826 Swan 121 Grant 123 Hansell 138 Carbon 135 Stout 145 Varina 144
827 Cromwell 120 Ricketts 122 Harper 138 Gruver 135 Rodman 144 Cylinder 143
828 North Washington 118 Cromwell 120 Patterson 138 Rome 135 Toronto 144 Craig 142
829 St. Paul 118 Fraser 120 St. Olaf 138 Archer 134 Ralston 143 Millerton 140
830 Rome 113 St. Paul 120 Leighton 137 Luzerne 134 Gruver 140 Hardy 139
831 Panorama Park 111 Chillicothe 119 New Liberty 136 North Washington 134 Panorama Park 140 Holy Cross 139
832 Buckeye 110 Ralston 119 Plover 135 Cylinder 133 Morrison 139 Littleport 139
833 Cylinder 110 Redding 119 Archer 134 Dougherty 133 Springbrook 139 Rock Falls 139
834 Webster 110 Garber 118 Searsboro 134 Truesdale 132 Cromwell 138 Thornburg 138
835 Numa 109 Oto 118 Macksburg 132 Knierim 131 Webster 137 Hayesville 137
836 St. Anthony 109 Spragueville 118 Chillicothe 131 Spring Hill 131 Luzerne 136 Clayton 136
837 Gruver 106 Craig 116 Bernard 130 Bradgate 130 Northboro 135 Webster 136
838 Luzerne 105 Sharpsburg 116 Bassett 128 Webster 130 Curlew 134 Gruver 135
839 Promise City 105 Stanley 116 Dougherty 128 Plover 129 Fraser 134 Stout 135
840 Masonville 104 Hamilton 115 Truesdale 128 Ralston 129 Donahue 133 Rome 134
841 Garber 103 Hartwick 115 Dolliver 125 St. Paul 129 Ricketts 133 Fredonia 133
842 Willey 103 Oyens 113 Knierim 125 Aredale 126 Westphalia 131 Knierim 133
843 Craig 102 St. Marys 113 East Peru 124 Chillicothe 126 Bassett 130 Masonville 133
844 Grant 102 Cylinder 112 Houghton 124 Brunsville 125 Clayton 130 Patterson 133
845 Nemaha 102 Nemaha 112 Webster 124 Hansell 124 Sharpsburg 130 Randalia 132
846 Bradgate 101 St. Anthony 112 Yorktown 123 Morley 123 St. Anthony 130 Zwingle 132
847 Centralia 101 Luzerne 110 Greenville 122 Carpenter 122 Redding 129 Cumming 131
848 Zwingle 100 Macksburg 110 Varina 122 Pleasant Plain 121 Brunsville 128 Kirkman 131
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
849 Ralston 98 Dougherty 107 Nemaha 120 Westphalia 121 St. Paul 128 Luther 131
850 Sharpsburg 98 North Washington 107 Peosta 120 Patterson 120 Shannon City 127 Dolliver 130
851 Bernard 97 Buck Grove 105 Cylinder 119 Houghton 119 Hartwick 126 Pleasanton 130
852 Keomah Village 97 Westwood 104 Welton 119 Dana 118 Maysville 126 Benton 128
853 Morrison 97 Chatsworth 103 Zwingle 119 North Buena Vista 118 Arispe 125 Bertram 128
854 Scarville 97 Clio 103 Northboro 115 Greenville 117 Morley 124 Ottosen 127
855 Hansell 96 Dolliver 103 Luzerne 114 Nemaha 117 Dana 123 Rodney 127
856 Plover 95 Webster 103 Sharpsburg 114 Northboro 115 Dolliver 122 Wahpeton 127
857 Greenville 93 Carpenter 102 Rome 113 Orchard 115 Hayesville 122 New Liberty 126
858 Gibson 92 Gruver 102 Popejoy 112 Turin 115 Vining 122 Bassett 125
859 Spring Hill 92 Varina 102 Plano 111 Beaver 113 Clio 120 Rodman 123
860 Clio 91 Plover 101 St. Marys 111 Clayton 113 Jolley 120 Colwell 122
861 Truesdale 91 Yorktown 100 Carbon 110 Clio 113 Colwell 119 Yetter 121
862 Chillicothe 90 Andover 99 Chatsworth 110 Rathbun 113 Littleport 119 Luxemburg 120
863 Varina 90 Keomah Village 99 Dana 110 Jolley 112 Craig 117 Leighton 118
864 Aredale 89 Kirkman 98 Carpenter 109 Spragueville 112 Rome 117 Sageville 118
865 Arispe 89 Shannon City 97 Matlock 109 Ackworth 111 Wahpeton 117 Galt 117
866 Chatsworth 89 Turin 95 Gray 108 Franklin 111 Ellston 116 Athelstan 115
867 Spragueville 89 Colwell 94 Ralston 108 Redding 111 Orchard 116 Rinard 115
868 Elkport 88 Zwingle 94 Andover 107 Plano 109 Beaver 115 Spragueville 115
869 Morley 88 Orchard 93 Balltown 106 Jackson Junction 106 Sandyville 115 Beaver 114
870 Orchard 88 Arispe 92 Centralia 106 Sharpsburg 106 Oyens 114 Orchard 114
871 Rathbun 88 Matlock 92 Clio 106 Centralia 105 Randalia 114 Guernsey 113
872 Andover 87 Popejoy 92 Littleport 106 St. Marys 105 Marysville 113 St. Paul 113
873 Ackworth 85 Scarville 92 Craig 105 Yorktown 105 Spring Hill 111 Brunsville 112
874 Struble 85 Thornburg 91 Thornburg 103 Rodman 104 Hardy 110 Rossie 112
875 Dana 84 Kinross 89 Turin 103 Welton 104 Sageville 110 Vining 112
876 Randalia 84 Rathbun 89 Swan 102 Hartwick 101 Zwingle 110 Arispe 110
877 Thornburg 84 Aredale 88 Blanchard 101 Colwell 100 Guernsey 108 Springbrook 109
878 Hartwick 83 Imogene 88 Randalia 101 Shannon City 100 Scarville 105 Aspinwall 107
879 Matlock 83 Littleport 88 Keomah Village 99 Thayer 100 Owasa 104 Hartwick 107
880 Gray 82 Randalia 88 Elkport 98 Craig 98 Kinross 103 Jackson Junction 107
881 Yorktown 82 Jackson Junction 87 Graf 98 Kinross 98 Matlock 103 Plano 106
882 Dougherty 80 Spring Hill 86 Rinard 97 Thornburg 98 Pleasanton 103 Donahue 105
883 Kinross 80 Morley 85 Mount Sterling 96 Littleport 97 Rossie 102 Kinross 105
884 Popejoy 78 Greenville 84 Vining 96 Valeria 96 Thayer 101 Scarville 105
885 Redding 78 Gray 83 Kirkman 95 Zwingle 96 Thornburg 101 Beaconsfield 104
886 Dolliver 77 Hansell 83 Orchard 95 Curlew 95 Elkport 100 Matlock 104
887 Colwell 76 Elkport 82 Spring Hill 95 Dolliver 95 Spragueville 100 Chatsworth 102
888 Kirkman 76 Thayer 79 Jackson Junction 94 Guernsey 94 Rinard 99 Owasa 100
889 Turin 75 Northboro 78 Morley 94 Arispe 93 Aspinwall 95 Elkport 99
890 Bassett 74 Tennant 78 Willey 94 Hayesville 93 Tennant 95 Udell 96
891 Rodney 74 Vining 78 Conway 93 Ottosen 93 Kent 94 Ackworth 95
892 Balltown 73 Willey 78 Gillett Grove 93 Tennant 93 Rodney 94 Oyens 95
893 Graf 73 Swan 76 Hayesville 93 Conway 91 St. Marys 94 Tennant 95
894 Tennant 73 Udell 76 Rathbun 93 Marysville 91 Kirkman 92 Willey 94
895 Rinard 72 Plano 75 Shannon City 93 Rossie 91 Ottosen 92 Welton 93
896 Guernsey 70 Balltown 74 Hartwick 92 Andover 90 Andover 91 Sandyville 92
897 Knierim 70 Bassett 74 Ottosen 92 Chatsworth 90 Millerton 90 Le Roy 91
898 Shannon City 70 Ottosen 72 Colwell 91 Matlock 89 Jackson Junction 89 Struble 91
899 Vining 70 Dana 71 Jolley 91 Sandyville 89 Welton 88 Maloy 90
900 Imogene 66 Knierim 71 Redding 91 Rinard 88 Plano 87 St. Marys 89
901 Thayer 66 Rinard 71 Arispe 89 Elkport 87 Mount Sterling 86 Spring Hill 86
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
902 Hayesville 64 Rodney 71 Aredale 88 Mount Sterling 87 Centralia 85 Coburg 83
903 Conway 63 Guernsey 70 Thayer 87 Kent 86 Yetter 85 Pioneer 83
904 Curlew 62 Valeria 69 Rodman 86 Randalia 85 Benton 84 Coppock 81
905 Valeria 62 Jolley 68 Sandyville 86 Millerton 82 Chatsworth 84 Andover 80
906 Blanchard 61 Rossie 68 Beaver 85 Aspinwall 81 Conway 82 Centralia 78
907 Ottosen 61 Bevington 67 Curlew 85 Scarville 81 Willey 80 Delphos 74
908 Sandyville 61 Blanchard 67 Buckeye 84 Gibson 80 Ackworth 77 Berkley 71
909 Jackson Junction 60 Gillett Grove 67 Marysville 84 Balltown 79 Gibson 77 Durango 71
910 Northboro 60 Struble 67 Ackworth 83 Ellston 76 Pioneer 76 Maysville 70
911 Aspinwall 58 Ackworth 66 Guernsey 83 Hardy 73 Udell 76 Buckeye 67
912 Bevington 58 Graf 66 Rodney 82 Kirkman 72 Valeria 76 Hepburn 64
913 Plano 58 Kent 65 Scarville 82 Willey 72 Athelstan 75 Peosta 60
914 Rossie 58 Marysville 65 Valeria 80 Udell 71 Galt 75 Valeria 57
915 Udell 58 Gibson 63 Kinross 79 Vining 71 Struble 74 Asbury 52
916 Coppock 57 Hayesville 62 Tennant 77 Graf 70 Asbury 71 Osterdock 51
917 Ellston 57 Carbon 60 Gibson 75 Owasa 69 Beaconsfield 71 Balltown 49
918 Hardy 57 Sandyville 59 Pleasanton 75 Rodney 66 Le Roy 70 Cotter 49
919 Rodman 56 Coburg 58 Udell 75 Athelstan 65 Maloy 68 Bevington 48
920 Clayton 55 Pleasanton 58 Hardy 72 Pleasanton 62 Coppock 61 Graf 44
921 Gillett Grove 55 Conway 57 Millerton 72 Osterdock 59 Berkley 58 Bankston 40
922 Jolley 54 Curlew 56 Rossie 72 Struble 59 Bevington 55 Alleman ---
923 Marysville 54 Rodman 56 Kent 70 Coppock 58 Coburg 54 Bronson ---
924 Beaver 53 Buckeye 55 Struble 70 Peosta 57 Cotter 52 Clive ---
925 Kent 52 Cotter 53 Clayton 68 Berkley 56 Peosta 50 Crescent ---
926 Osterdock 50 Mount Sterling 53 Aspinwall 65 Pioneer 56 Hepburn 49 Elk Run Heights ---
927 Buck Grove 49 Aspinwall 52 Owasa 65 Swan 56 Delphos 48 Fruitland ---
928 Cotter 48 Coppock 50 Bevington 60 Cotter 55 Graf 47 Gibson ---
929 Millerton 48 Osterdock 49 Cotter 60 Durango 55 Osterdock 45 Gillett Grove ---
930 Benton 40 Yetter 49 Ellston 60 Bevington 54 Balltown 43 Haverhill ---
931 Mount Sterling 40 Hardy 47 Galt 60 Yetter 52 Buckeye 40 Hiawatha ---
932 Hepburn 39 Beaver 46 Coburg 52 Galt 50 Durango 37 Houghton ---
933 Owasa 38 Pioneer 46 Yetter 52 Beaconsfield 48 Bankston 36 Johnston ---
934 Pleasanton 37 Ellston 44 Millville 50 Benton 46 Alleman --- Keomah Village ---
935 Yetter 36 Millerton 44 Berkley 49 Maloy 45 Bronson --- Lambs Grove ---
936 Coburg 31 Galt 43 Coppock 47 Le Roy 43 Fruitland --- Melcher-Dallas ---
937 Galt 30 Clayton 41 Athelstan 45 Buckeye 41 Gillett Grove --- Millville ---
938 Carbon 28 Hepburn 41 Delphos 45 Hepburn 38 Haverhill --- Oakland Acres ---
939 Maloy 28 Benton 39 Hepburn 42 Coburg 36 Houghton --- Otho ---
940 Bankston 27 Berkley 39 Durango 41 Delphos 35 Johnston --- Panorama Park ---
941 Littleport 26 Owasa 37 Bankston 40 Bankston 28 Keomah Village --- Pleasant Hill ---
942 Delphos 25 Maloy 36 Pioneer 40 Millville 27 Melcher-Dallas --- Raymond ---
943 Berkley 24 Bankston 35 Beaconsfield 39 Alleman --- Millville --- Rickardsville ---
944 Durango 24 Durango 34 Maloy 38 Fruitland --- Oakland Acres --- Riverdale ---
945 Millville 23 Le Roy 34 Osterdock 35 Gillett Grove --- Rickardsville --- Shueyville ---
946 Pioneer 21 Millville 32 Benton 33 Keomah Village --- Shueyville --- St. Donatus ---
947 Athelstan 18 Athelstan 31 Le Roy 31 Melcher-Dallas --- St. Donatus --- Ventura ---
948 Le Roy 13 Beaconsfield 27 Melcher-Dallas --- Oakland Acres --- Ventura --- Walford ---
949 Beaconsfield 11 Delphos 23 Westwood --- Westwood --- Westwood --- Westwood ---
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Censuses
2000 Census: SF1, American FactFinder, Table P1
1990 Census: STF1, American FactFinder, Table P001
1850-1980 Censuses: Iowa State University Extension, "Population in Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-1986," prepared by Willis Goudy, March 1988
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in ranked order)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
Prepared By: State Library of Iowa, State Data Center Program, 800-248-4483, http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/specialized-services/datacenter
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
1 Des Moines 159,819 Des Moines 142,559 Des Moines 126,468 Des Moines 86,368 Des Moines 62,139 Des Moines 50,093
2 Sioux City 82,364 Sioux City 79,183 Sioux City 71,227 Sioux City 47,828 Dubuque 36,297 Sioux City 37,806
3 Davenport 66,039 Davenport 60,751 Davenport 56,727 Davenport 43,028 Davenport 35,254 Dubuque 30,311
4 Cedar Rapids 62,120 Cedar Rapids 56,097 Cedar Rapids 45,566 Dubuque 38,494 Sioux City 33,111 Davenport 26,872
5 Waterloo 51,743 Waterloo 46,191 Dubuque 39,141 Cedar Rapids 32,811 Council Bluffs 25,802 Burlington 22,565
6 Dubuque 43,892 Council Bluffs 42,048 Waterloo 36,230 Council Bluffs 29,292 Cedar Rapids 25,656 Council Bluffs 21,474
7 Council Bluffs 41,439 Dubuque 41,679 Council Bluffs 36,162 Waterloo 26,693 Burlington 23,201 Cedar Rapids 18,020
8 Ottumwa 31,570 Ottumwa 28,075 Clinton 24,151 Clinton 25,577 Clinton 22,698 Keokuk 14,101
9 Mason City 27,080 Burlington 26,755 Burlington 24,057 Burlington 24,324 Ottumwa 18,197 Ottumwa 14,001
10 Clinton 26,270 Clinton 25,726 Ottumwa 23,003 Ottumwa 22,012 Keokuk 14,641 Clinton 13,619
11 Burlington 25,832 Mason City 23,304 Mason City 20,065 Muscatine 16,178 Muscatine 14,073 Muscatine 11,454
12 Fort Dodge 22,904 Fort Dodge 21,895 Fort Dodge 19,347 Fort Dodge 15,543 Waterloo 12,580 Marshalltown 8,914
13 Marshalltown 19,240 Marshalltown 17,373 Muscatine 16,068 Keokuk 14,008 Fort Dodge 12,162 Fort Madison 7,901
14 Muscatine 18,286 Muscatine 16,778 Marshalltown 15,731 Marshalltown 13,374 Marshalltown 11,544 Creston 7,200
15 Iowa City 17,182 Iowa City 15,340 Keokuk 14,423 Mason City 11,230 Fort Madison 9,278 Iowa City 7,016
16 Keokuk 15,076 Keokuk 15,106 Boone 12,451 Boone 10,347 Oskaloosa 9,212 Waterloo 6,674
17 Fort Madison 14,063 Fort Madison 13,779 Fort Madison 12,066 Iowa City 10,091 Boone 8,880 Oskaloosa 6,558
18 Ames 12,555 Boone 11,886 Iowa City 11,267 Oskaloosa 9,466 Iowa City 7,987 Boone 6,520
19 Boone 12,373 Newton 11,560 Oskaloosa 9,427 Fort Madison 8,900 Creston 7,752 Fort Dodge 4,871
20 Oskaloosa 11,024 Ames 10,261 Centerville 8,486 Centerville 6,936 Mason City 6,746 Atlantic 4,351
21 Newton 10,462 Oskaloosa 10,123 Creston 8,034 Creston 6,924 Cedar Falls 5,319 Le Mars 4,036
22 Cedar Falls 9,349 Creston 8,615 Oelwein 7,455 Oelwein 6,028 Centerville 5,256 Mason City 4,007
23 Charles City 8,681 Centerville 8,147 Charles City 7,350 Charles City 5,892 Oelwein 5,142 Mount Pleasant 3,997
24 Centerville 8,413 Charles City 8,039 Newton 6,627 Webster City 5,208 Atlantic 5,046 Centerville 3,668
25 Creston 8,033 Oelwein 7,794 Cedar Falls 6,316 Grinnell 5,036 Fairfield 4,689 Cedar Falls 3,459
26 Oelwein 7,801 Cedar Falls 7,362 Ames 6,270 Cedar Falls 5,012 Webster City 4,613 Cherokee 3,441
27 Cherokee 7,469 Webster City 7,024 Fairfield 5,948 Shenandoah 4,976 Red Oak 4,355 Fairfield 3,391
28 Knoxville 6,936 Fairfield 6,619 Cherokee 5,824 Fairfield 4,970 Washington 4,255 Grinnell 3,332
29 Shenandoah 6,846 Shenandoah 6,502 Webster City 5,657 Albia 4,969 Charles City 4,227 Red Oak 3,321
30 Fairfield 6,773 Cherokee 6,443 Perry 5,642 Cherokee 4,884 Le Mars 4,146 Clarinda 3,262
31 Webster City 6,738 Perry 5,881 Red Oak 5,578 Red Oak 4,830 Mount Pleasant 4,109 What Cheer 3,246
32 Spencer 6,599 Red Oak 5,778 Grinnell 5,362 Perry 4,630 Marion 4,102 Washington 3,235
33 Perry 5,977 Atlantic 5,585 Atlantic 5,329 Newton 4,616 Missouri Valley 4,010 Independence 3,163
34 Atlantic 5,802 Chariton 5,365 Shenandoah 5,255 Atlantic 4,560 Chariton 3,989 Chariton 3,122
35 Red Oak 5,763 Spencer 5,019 Chariton 5,175 Marion 4,400 Perry 3,986 Marion 3,094
36 Chariton 5,754 Clarinda 4,962 Albia 5,067 Washington 4,380 Cherokee 3,865 Maquoketa 3,077
37 Estherville 5,651 Grinnell 4,949 Estherville 4,699 Ames 4,223 Grinnell 3,860 Perry 2,880
38 Carroll 5,389 Estherville 4,940 Washington 4,697 Le Mars 4,157 Maquoketa 3,777 Vinton 2,865
39 Le Mars 5,353 Washington 4,814 Le Mars 4,683 Glenwood 4,052 Newton 3,682 Webster City 2,829
40 Decorah 5,303 Le Mars 4,788 Spencer 4,599 Mount Pleasant 3,874 Independence 3,656 Charles City 2,802
41 Storm Lake 5,274 Knoxville 4,697 Clarinda 4,511 Clarinda 3,832 Shenandoah 3,573 Decorah 2,801
42 Washington 5,227 Carroll 4,691 Eagle Grove 4,433 Chariton 3,794 Eagle Grove 3,557 Missouri Valley 2,797
43 Grinnell 5,210 Decorah 4,581 Carroll 4,254 Decorah 3,592 Vinton 3,499 Knoxville 2,632
44 Albia 5,157 Albia 4,425 Marion 4,138 Maquoketa 3,570 Belle Plaine 3,283 Belle Plaine 2,623
45 Algona 4,954 Marion 4,348 Decorah 4,039 Carroll 3,546 Clarinda 3,276 Newton 2,564
46 Clarinda 4,905 West Des Moines 4,280 Mount Pleasant 3,987 Independence 3,517 Indianola 3,261 Carroll 2,448
47 Marion 4,721 Glenwood 4,269 Missouri Valley 3,985 Estherville 3,404 Decorah 3,246 Shenandoah 2,440
48 Mount Pleasant 4,610 Missouri Valley 4,230 Iowa Falls 3,954 Eagle Grove 3,387 Estherville 3,237 Pella 2,408
49 Glenwood 4,501 Storm Lake 4,157 Belle Plaine 3,887 Vinton 3,336 Waverly 3,177 Albia 2,359
50 Iowa Falls 4,425 Iowa Falls 4,112 Glenwood 3,862 Indianola 3,283 Knoxville 3,131 Waverly 2,346
51 Denison 4,361 Eagle Grove 4,071 Algona 3,724 Waverly 3,205 Spencer 3,095 Manchester 2,344
52 Independence 4,342 Algona 3,985 Independence 3,672 Knoxville 3,190 Glenwood 3,040 Winterset 2,281
53 West Des Moines 4,252 Denison 3,905 Storm Lake 3,658 Missouri Valley 3,187 Winterset 3,039 Indianola 2,254
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
54 Vinton 4,163 Mount Pleasant 3,743 West Des Moines 3,631 Denison 3,133 Algona 2,911 Osceola 2,120
55 Waverly 4,156 Independence 3,691 Indianola 3,628 Belle Plaine 3,121 Anamosa 2,891 Anamosa 2,078
56 Indianola 4,123 Waverly 3,652 Maquoketa 3,626 Pella 3,021 Albia 2,889 Algona 2,068
57 Jefferson 4,088 Maquoketa 3,595 Denison 3,581 Spencer 3,005 Manchester 2,887 Hampton 2,067
58 Maquoketa 4,076 Anamosa 3,579 Knoxville 3,523 Anamosa 2,983 Carroll 2,882 Stuart 2,052
59 Anamosa 4,069 Indianola 3,488 Sheldon 3,488 Sheldon 2,941 Iowa Falls 2,840 Cresco 2,018
60 Eagle Grove 4,024 Hampton 3,473 Jefferson 3,416 Algona 2,908 Cresco 2,806 Monticello 1,938
61 Hampton 4,006 Jefferson 3,431 Vinton 3,381 Winterset 2,818 Denison 2,771 Bloomfield 1,913
62 Missouri Valley 3,994 Manchester 3,413 Waverly 3,352 Iowa Falls 2,797 What Cheer 2,746 Osage 1,913
63 Sheldon 3,768 Vinton 3,372 Pella 3,338 Manchester 2,758 Osage 2,734 Glenwood 1,890
64 Clear Lake 3,764 Pella 3,326 Cresco 3,195 Mystic 2,663 Hampton 2,727 Eagle Grove 1,881
65 Manchester 3,762 Sheldon 3,320 Eldora 3,189 Cresco 2,658 Lake City 2,703 Jefferson 1,875
66 Harlan 3,727 Belle Plaine 3,239 Manchester 3,111 Hampton 2,617 Tama 2,649 Toledo 1,836
67 Pella 3,638 Eldora 3,200 Hampton 2,992 West Des Moines 2,573 Pella 2,623 Spencer 1,813
68 Winterset 3,631 Harlan 3,145 Winterset 2,906 Harlan 2,570 Jefferson 2,601 Iowa Falls 1,796
69 Eldora 3,553 Nevada 3,133 Anamosa 2,881 Colfax 2,524 Tipton 2,513 Denison 1,782
70 Cresco 3,530 Cresco 3,069 Osage 2,878 Jefferson 2,477 Osceola 2,505 Harlan 1,765
71 Onawa 3,438 Clear Lake 3,066 Harlan 2,831 Osage 2,445 Nevada 2,472 Villisca 1,744
72 Emmetsburg 3,374 Osage 2,964 Clarion 2,826 Storm Lake 2,428 Ames 2,422 Tama 1,741
73 Nevada 3,353 Winterset 2,921 Clear Lake 2,804 Osceola 2,416 Harlan 2,422 Eldon 1,725
74 Osceola 3,281 Osceola 2,871 Mystic 2,796 Emmetsburg 2,325 Emmetsburg 2,361 Marengo 1,710
75 Belle Plaine 3,202 Emmetsburg 2,865 Emmetsburg 2,762 Seymour 2,290 New Hampton 2,339 Corning 1,682
76 Osage 3,196 Sac City 2,854 Osceola 2,684 Tama 2,290 Sheldon 2,282 Storm Lake 1,682
77 Sac City 3,165 Bettendorf 2,768 Nevada 2,668 New Hampton 2,275 Eldora 2,233 West Union 1,676
78 Bettendorf 3,143 Tama 2,626 Sac City 2,630 Sac City 2,201 Villisca 2,211 Lansing 1,668
79 Waukon 2,972 Clarion 2,578 Tama 2,601 Nevada 2,138 Storm Lake 2,169 Nevada 1,662
80 Clarion 2,971 Onawa 2,538 New Hampton 2,539 Hawarden 2,107 Waukon 2,153 Bedford 1,643
81 New Hampton 2,933 Waukon 2,526 Colfax 2,504 Clarion 2,065 Corning 2,145 Hamburg 1,634
82 Tama 2,832 Hawarden 2,459 Hawarden 2,491 Tipton 2,048 Bloomfield 2,105 Waukon 1,610
83 Humboldt 2,819 New Hampton 2,458 Waukon 2,359 Lake City 2,043 Monticello 2,104 Tipton 1,599
84 Bloomfield 2,732 Sigourney 2,262 Monticello 2,257 Monticello 2,043 Hamburg 2,079 Emmetsburg 1,584
85 Hawarden 2,681 Monticello 2,259 Onawa 2,256 Villisca 2,039 Sac City 2,079 Eldora 1,577
86 Rock Rapids 2,556 Audubon 2,255 Humboldt 2,232 Sigourney 2,032 Stuart 2,079 Ida Grove 1,563
87 Monticello 2,546 Humboldt 2,251 Sigourney 2,210 Bloomfield 2,028 Colfax 2,053 Sigourney 1,523
88 Forest City 2,545 Bloomfield 2,226 Leon 2,193 Onawa 2,026 Marengo 2,007 Sheldon 1,478
89 Tipton 2,518 Rock Rapids 2,221 Bettendorf 2,178 Waukon 2,025 Bedford 1,977 Estherville 1,475
90 Audubon 2,409 Colfax 2,213 Rock Rapids 2,172 Eldon 2,024 Ida Grove 1,967 Leon 1,422
91 Rockwell City 2,391 Ida Grove 2,206 Forest City 2,145 Clear Lake 2,014 Sigourney 1,952 Bellevue 1,394
92 Sibley 2,356 Tipton 2,145 Tipton 2,142 Rock Rapids 2,005 Toledo 1,941 Rock Rapids 1,394
93 Sigourney 2,355 Marengo 2,112 Villisca 2,111 Eldora 1,995 West Union 1,935 De Witt 1,359
94 Leon 2,307 Rockwell City 2,108 Lake City 2,110 Leon 1,991 Onawa 1,933 Onawa 1,358
95 Marengo 2,260 Hamburg 2,103 Audubon 2,108 Audubon 1,928 Leon 1,905 Lucas 1,320
96 Ida Grove 2,238 Bedford 2,100 Eldon 2,091 Bedford 1,883 Audubon 1,866 New Hampton 1,314
97 Colfax 2,222 Madrid 2,061 Bedford 2,073 Ida Grove 1,874 Eldon 1,850 Audubon 1,310
98 Lake City 2,216 West Union 2,056 Bloomfield 2,064 Guttenberg 1,873 Hawarden 1,810 Ackley 1,286
99 De Witt 2,205 Dyersville 2,046 Marengo 2,048 Stuart 1,826 Rock Rapids 1,766 Ames 1,276
100 Hamburg 2,187 De Witt 2,041 Rockwell City 2,039 Hamburg 1,817 Forest City 1,758 Dyersville 1,272
101 Corning 2,162 Villisca 2,032 Ida Grove 2,020 Humboldt 1,809 Mystic 1,758 West Liberty 1,268
102 Spirit Lake 2,161 Corning 2,026 Hamburg 2,017 Marengo 1,786 Mount Ayr 1,729 Mount Ayr 1,265
103 Bedford 2,151 Forest City 2,016 Dyersville 1,933 Bellevue 1,776 Clear Lake 1,706 Mount Vernon 1,259
104 Dyersville 2,138 Lake City 2,012 Corydon 1,867 What Cheer 1,720 Seymour 1,703 Sac City 1,249
105 Belmond 2,109 Leon 2,006 Manning 1,863 Corning 1,702 West Des Moines 1,700 Orange City 1,246
106 Madrid 2,074 Mystic 1,953 De Witt 1,849 Forest City 1,691 West Liberty 1,690 Nashua 1,240
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
107 Toledo 2,073 Guttenberg 1,918 Corning 1,840 Corydon 1,669 Mount Vernon 1,629 Manning 1,233
108 Guthrie Center 2,066 Sibley 1,870 West Liberty 1,834 West Liberty 1,666 Avoca 1,627 Wilton 1,212
109 West Union 2,059 Greenfield 1,837 Sibley 1,803 West Union 1,652 Guttenberg 1,620 Brooklyn 1,202
110 Grundy Center 2,012 Toledo 1,825 Belmond 1,797 Mount Ayr 1,646 Bellevue 1,607 Grundy Center 1,161
111 Villisca 2,011 Manning 1,817 Lamoni 1,787 De Witt 1,634 Britt 1,540 Guttenberg 1,160
112 Mount Ayr 1,930 Guthrie Center 1,813 Madrid 1,783 Toledo 1,626 Lamoni 1,540 Lake City 1,160
113 Orange City 1,920 Grundy Center 1,793 West Union 1,777 Lansing 1,542 McGregor 1,498 McGregor 1,160
114 Corydon 1,872 Eldon 1,788 Grundy Center 1,749 Lamoni 1,541 Corydon 1,477 Clear Lake 1,130
115 Greenfield 1,869 Spirit Lake 1,778 Seymour 1,746 Woodbine 1,538 Clarion 1,475 Odebolt 1,122
116 Guttenberg 1,860 Corydon 1,768 Mount Ayr 1,738 Mount Vernon 1,532 Humboldt 1,474 Sibley 1,090
117 Mapleton 1,824 Lamoni 1,739 Guthrie Center 1,727 Rockwell City 1,528 Traer 1,458 Dunlap 1,088
118 Mystic 1,822 Belmond 1,733 Stuart 1,716 Avoca 1,520 Orange City 1,457 Lisbon 1,079
119 Britt 1,813 Orange City 1,727 Greenfield 1,707 Dyersville 1,511 Ackley 1,445 Humboldt 1,075
120 West Liberty 1,802 Bellevue 1,717 Spirit Lake 1,701 Logan 1,453 Lansing 1,438 Sanborn 1,075
121 Bellevue 1,771 Mount Ayr 1,704 Guttenberg 1,666 Manning 1,434 Sumner 1,437 Fayette 1,062
122 Sumner 1,752 West Liberty 1,679 Bellevue 1,663 Sumner 1,404 Odebolt 1,432 Montezuma 1,062
123 Manning 1,748 Avoca 1,673 Logan 1,637 Story City 1,387 Manson 1,424 Seymour 1,058
124 Adel 1,740 Adel 1,669 Orange City 1,632 Greenfield 1,379 Moulton 1,420 La Porte City 1,052
125 Pocahontas 1,730 Logan 1,654 What Cheer 1,626 Orange City 1,374 La Porte City 1,419 Greenfield 1,048
126 Northwood 1,724 Stuart 1,626 Britt 1,619 Cincinnati 1,355 Wapello 1,398 Afton 1,045
127 Logan 1,700 Mapleton 1,622 Toledo 1,604 Grundy Center 1,354 De Witt 1,383 Guthrie Center 1,037
128 Sioux Center 1,680 Britt 1,593 Northwood 1,597 Guthrie Center 1,337 Logan 1,377 New Sharon 1,026
129 Lake Mills 1,677 Seymour 1,571 Story City 1,591 Sibley 1,330 Dunlap 1,355 Traer 1,014
130 Eldon 1,676 Sumner 1,561 Brooklyn 1,533 Wapello 1,326 Farmington 1,332 Rockford 1,010
131 Stuart 1,611 Northwood 1,554 Ackley 1,529 Britt 1,303 Dyersville 1,323 Wapello 1,009
132 Wapello 1,603 Ackley 1,524 Lake Mills 1,529 Ogden 1,298 Grundy Center 1,322 Malvern 1,003
133 Avoca 1,598 Dunlap 1,522 Sumner 1,511 Adel 1,289 Elkader 1,321 Farmington 1,002
134 La Porte City 1,594 Wapello 1,502 Sanborn 1,497 Odebolt 1,283 Fayette 1,315 Adel 995
135 Ackley 1,586 Sioux Center 1,497 Avoca 1,482 Traer 1,283 Greenfield 1,300 Corydon 962
136 Lamoni 1,567 Moulton 1,476 Wapello 1,480 Lenox 1,274 Lake Mills 1,293 Colfax 957
137 Elkader 1,556 Lake Mills 1,474 Manly 1,476 Cascade 1,268 Sibley 1,289 Cascade 955
138 Dunlap 1,550 La Porte City 1,470 Mount Vernon 1,466 Northwood 1,264 Garner 1,288 Columbus Junction 953
139 Garner 1,549 Manly 1,447 Woodbine 1,463 McGregor 1,259 Northwood 1,271 Monroe 952
140 Seymour 1,539 Mount Vernon 1,441 Adel 1,455 Ackley 1,244 Nashua 1,268 Strawberry Point 947
141 Coon Rapids 1,533 Story City 1,434 Dunlap 1,455 Manson 1,236 Cascade 1,266 Grand Junction 932
142 Ogden 1,513 Ogden 1,429 Ogden 1,451 Brooklyn 1,233 Woodbine 1,255 Sabula 918
143 Rock Valley 1,507 Reinbeck 1,425 Lansing 1,447 La Porte City 1,233 New Sharon 1,252 Neola 917
144 Hartley 1,503 Traer 1,417 Odebolt 1,445 Moulton 1,233 Sanborn 1,247 Le Claire 906
145 Traer 1,493 Odebolt 1,388 La Porte City 1,443 Belmond 1,224 Belmond 1,234 Forest City 895
146 Mount Vernon 1,489 Elkader 1,382 Reinbeck 1,415 Lake Mills 1,214 Wilton 1,233 Postville 884
147 Story City 1,479 Manson 1,382 Manson 1,409 West Burlington 1,206 Eddyville 1,230 Morning Sun 881
148 Montezuma 1,477 Nashua 1,363 Sioux Center 1,389 Reinbeck 1,205 Rockwell City 1,222 Adair 879
149 Woodbine 1,467 Woodbine 1,348 Moulton 1,387 Rock Valley 1,198 Spirit Lake 1,219 Mystic 875
150 Manly 1,445 Brooklyn 1,345 Greene 1,375 Madrid 1,191 Adel 1,213 Coon Rapids 873
151 Nashua 1,439 New London 1,336 Mapleton 1,367 Columbus Junction 1,185 Cincinnati 1,212 Lehigh 870
152 Manson 1,429 West Burlington 1,333 Rock Valley 1,347 Elkader 1,181 Montezuma 1,210 Correctionville 869
153 Reinbeck 1,429 Lansing 1,321 Traer 1,329 Sanborn 1,174 Nora Springs 1,209 Brighton 861
154 Brooklyn 1,408 Malvern 1,320 Coon Rapids 1,328 Montezuma 1,172 Reinbeck 1,203 Sumner 861
155 Lansing 1,388 What Cheer 1,310 Akron 1,324 Farmington 1,165 Story City 1,197 Northwood 859
156 Cascade 1,376 Pocahontas 1,308 Nashua 1,317 Spirit Lake 1,162 Guthrie Center 1,193 State Center 854
157 Odebolt 1,350 Akron 1,304 Garner 1,311 Wilton 1,157 Greene 1,192 Nora Springs 846
158 Sanborn 1,344 Coon Rapids 1,303 Hartley 1,306 Dunlap 1,155 Brooklyn 1,188 Greene 845
159 New London 1,340 Holstein 1,300 Pocahontas 1,302 Malvern 1,154 Fonda 1,180 Sidney 839
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
160 What Cheer 1,339 McGregor 1,299 Cincinnati 1,301 Greene 1,150 Afton 1,178 West Burlington 836
161 Malvern 1,325 Alta 1,297 Alta 1,290 New London 1,144 Manning 1,169 Keosauqua 831
162 West Burlington 1,323 Hartley 1,272 McGregor 1,289 Akron 1,130 Malvern 1,166 Fontanelle 830
163 Oakland 1,317 Greene 1,268 Montezuma 1,273 New Sharon 1,122 Parkersburg 1,164 Oelwein 830
164 Akron 1,314 Montezuma 1,257 Griswold 1,264 Anita 1,118 Sidney 1,143 Logan 827
165 McGregor 1,309 Garner 1,241 Williamsburg 1,251 Fayette 1,112 Lucas 1,132 Manson 822
166 Williamsburg 1,308 Cascade 1,221 Cascade 1,249 Hartley 1,106 Keosauqua 1,117 Britt 818
167 Laurens 1,304 Williamsburg 1,219 Holstein 1,248 Oakland 1,105 Grand Junction 1,113 Eddyville 815
168 Greene 1,303 Sanborn 1,213 Anita 1,236 Nashua 1,102 Williamsburg 1,100 Woodbine 815
169 Holstein 1,296 Rock Valley 1,204 Elkader 1,223 Mapleton 1,100 Columbus Junction 1,099 Calmar 813
170 Sidney 1,290 Oakland 1,181 Humeston 1,214 Eddyville 1,085 Mapleton 1,099 Walnut 811
171 Alta 1,269 Remsen 1,181 West Burlington 1,212 Coon Rapids 1,084 Rockford 1,080 Panora 809
172 Parkersburg 1,260 Lenox 1,171 Lenox 1,197 Panora 1,080 Rock Valley 1,054 Allerton 807
173 Clarksville 1,240 Monona 1,163 Malvern 1,195 Remsen 1,076 West Burlington 1,044 Belmond 803
174 Paullina 1,230 Clarksville 1,143 Oakland 1,188 Sioux Center 1,064 Hedrick 1,035 Mapleton 782
175 Strawberry Point 1,223 Griswold 1,139 Tabor 1,186 Williamsburg 1,060 Akron 1,029 Spirit Lake 782
176 Lenox 1,220 Marcus 1,138 Wilton 1,178 Strawberry Point 1,052 Sabula 1,029 Montrose 778
177 New Sharon 1,214 Strawberry Point 1,128 Sidney 1,154 Alton 1,046 Madrid 1,021 Keota 777
178 Marcus 1,206 Anita 1,106 Dows 1,145 Garner 1,028 Coon Rapids 1,017 Dysart 775
179 Milford 1,202 Wilton 1,104 New London 1,144 Sidney 1,019 Lenox 1,014 Moulton 769
180 Nora Springs 1,198 Kingsley 1,093 Remsen 1,144 Afton 1,014 Strawberry Point 1,012 Alta 768
181 Remsen 1,196 Fayette 1,083 Manilla 1,142 Grand Junction 1,012 Alton 1,009 Bonaparte 762
182 Postville 1,194 Sidney 1,074 Fonda 1,136 Keosauqua 1,009 State Center 1,008 Parkersburg 760
183 Monona 1,191 Laurens 1,071 Parkersburg 1,108 Humeston 1,006 Hartley 1,006 Camanche 753
184 Fonda 1,188 Nora Springs 1,070 Sheffield 1,106 Keota 988 Sioux Rapids 1,005 Griswold 752
185 Moulton 1,181 Milford 1,062 Strawberry Point 1,101 Pocahontas 987 Calmar 1,003 Oxford Junction 752
186 Panora 1,169 Postville 1,060 Marcus 1,091 Nora Springs 985 New London 1,003 Elkader 745
187 Fayette 1,162 Gowrie 1,059 Jewell Junction 1,090 Fonda 978 Le Claire 997 Clarion 744
188 Correctionville 1,151 Correctionville 1,058 Lehigh 1,090 Hedrick 978 Keota 996 Hawarden 744
189 Wilton 1,146 Scranton 1,058 Farmington 1,086 Kingsley 977 Rolfe 994 Pacific Junction 744
190 Kingsley 1,145 Sheffield 1,057 Fayette 1,085 Alta 959 Ogden 993 Clarksville 735
191 Griswold 1,132 New Sharon 1,052 New Sharon 1,084 Rolfe 954 Postville 984 Shell Rock 733
192 Wellman 1,129 Parkersburg 1,046 Sioux Rapids 1,080 Adair 952 Scranton 983 Reinbeck 731
193 Grand Junction 1,125 Manilla 1,032 Kingsley 1,072 Postville 952 Elma 976 Scranton 715
194 Rolfe 1,122 Fonda 1,027 Walnut 1,072 Walnut 950 Anita 968 Kirkville 714
195 George 1,107 Grand Junction 1,025 Nora Springs 1,055 Griswold 949 Panora 958 Alton 708
196 Anita 1,088 Tabor 1,017 Monona 1,049 Jewell Junction 941 Lisbon 956 Lenox 706
197 Urbandale 1,083 Alton 1,014 Calmar 1,039 Parkersburg 938 Beacon 953 Mitchellville 704
198 Lake View 1,082 Panora 1,014 Postville 1,039 Holstein 936 Allerton 950 Wyoming 704
199 Primghar 1,081 Afton 1,013 Rockford 1,031 Winfield 934 Murray 949 Kellogg 700
200 Hull 1,072 Paullina 1,013 Rolfe 1,031 Lehigh 928 Morning Sun 948 Anita 695
201 Sheffield 1,060 Farmington 1,012 Winfield 1,027 Neola 926 Jewell Junction 947 Ogden 689
202 Sioux Rapids 1,056 Rolfe 1,012 Keota 1,025 Sabula 918 Humeston 945 Oakland 686
203 Rockford 1,054 State Center 1,012 Correctionville 1,016 Rockford 916 Correctionville 935 Prairie City 684
204 Jewell Junction 1,051 Lehigh 996 Brighton 1,014 Milton 913 Tabor 934 Garner 679
205 Exira 1,046 Rockford 996 Grand Junction 1,010 Bettendorf 909 Neola 921 Marcus 671
206 Keosauqua 1,040 Lake View 993 Alton 1,007 Tabor 909 Monroe 917 Dayton 669
207 Manilla 1,040 Dysart 971 Clarksville 1,003 Dysart 906 Oakland 913 Hopkinton 668
208 State Center 1,033 St. Ansgar 964 Columbus Junction 988 State Center 898 Pomeroy 910 Murray 666
209 Keota 1,032 Primghar 962 Paullina 987 Morning Sun 897 Armstrong 907 Aurelia 663
210 Gowrie 1,028 Sioux Rapids 958 State Center 975 Marcus 896 Dysart 902 Bancroft 657
211 Alton 1,025 Keota 955 West Bend 969 Clarksville 895 Adair 900 Sioux Rapids 650
212 Monroe 1,015 Jewell Junction 950 Panora 966 Correctionville 893 Griswold 900 Kingsley 649
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
213 Scranton 1,014 Neola 944 Eddyville 961 Dows 892 Bonaparte 898 Milton 643
214 Lehigh 1,004 Exira 937 Gladbrook 961 Manilla 875 Walnut 878 Humeston 642
215 Tripoli 1,001 Monroe 936 Riceville 960 Gladbrook 869 Buffalo Center 875 Williamsburg 635
216 Afton 987 Walnut 935 Lovilia 958 Mitchellville 869 Holstein 870 Clarence 629
217 Dysart 986 Winfield 933 Dysart 955 Sioux Rapids 868 Arlington 863 Fonda 625
218 Eddyville 984 Dows 926 Allerton 954 Allerton 862 Alta 861 Victor 616
219 Tabor 976 Humeston 924 Adair 950 Mediapolis 858 Fontanelle 853 Center Point 615
220 Columbus Junction 975 Calmar 915 Monroe 936 Glidden 850 Laurens 853 Mechanicsville 612
221 Moville 973 Cincinnati 911 North English 933 Calmar 849 Exira 851 Sheffield 610
222 Farmington 968 Moville 911 Afton 926 North English 848 Clarksville 849 Ossian 609
223 Bancroft 959 George 907 Marquette 923 Lisbon 846 Milton 849 St. Ansgar 609
224 Dows 945 Hull 905 Primghar 921 Scranton 845 Gladbrook 842 Riverside 608
225 Gladbrook 945 Woodward 901 Gilmore City 919 Riceville 844 Bancroft 839 Dexter 607
226 Glidden 941 Earlham 897 Laurens 914 Bancroft 830 Shell Rock 839 Lineville 606
227 Armstrong 937 Gilmore City 896 Tripoli 914 Gowrie 829 Remsen 835 Lake Mills 604
228 St. Ansgar 934 Gladbrook 891 Casey 908 Sheffield 824 Rockwell 830 Davis City 594
229 Graettinger 928 Tripoli 891 Milford 908 Oxford Junction 822 Winfield 820 Arlington 593
230 Shell Rock 925 Eddyville 888 Bancroft 902 Laurens 817 Dows 818 Hedrick 592
231 Buffalo Center 911 Adair 874 Hedrick 901 Mechanicsville 817 Primghar 814 Blairstown 583
232 Riceville 910 Redfield 870 Neola 896 Pomeroy 815 Maxwell 810 Farley 582
233 Gilmore City 908 Columbus Junction 867 Gowrie 895 Elma 807 Sioux Center 810 Shelby 582
234 Calmar 903 Morning Sun 856 Buffalo Center 894 Center Point 802 Prairie City 808 New London 580
235 Humeston 903 Keosauqua 855 Moville 878 Monroe 800 Brighton 807 Remsen 580
236 Jesup 902 Bancroft 854 Sutherland 876 Hopkinton 797 Lehigh 806 Ruthven 580
237 Walnut 902 Glidden 854 Wellman 875 Murray 796 Riceville 804 Lewis 579
238 Redfield 898 Wellman 853 Elma 874 Paullina 796 Dexter 795 Whittemore 578
239 Pleasantville 895 Dallas Center 852 Pomeroy 874 Monona 792 Wyoming 794 Exira 575
240 Woodward 895 Fontanelle 833 Fontanelle 869 Fontanelle 789 Ruthven 787 Jesup 573
241 Anthon 881 Murray 828 Woodward 868 Exira 787 Oxford Junction 780 Beacon 570
242 Le Claire 881 Anthon 826 Glidden 867 Lone Tree 782 Manilla 773 Earlville 569
243 Sutherland 875 Pomeroy 826 Sabula 865 Brighton 776 Charter Oak 772 Wheatland 569
244 Lisbon 873 Marquette 814 Dallas Center 864 Essex 776 Mitchellville 768 Charter Oak 567
245 Dallas Center 865 Williamson 814 Pleasantville 859 Dallas Center 769 Hopkinton 767 Hull 566
246 Earlham 865 Center Point 812 Ossian 858 Dexter 767 Newell 762 Madrid 565
247 North English 865 Newell 812 Keosauqua 851 Prairie City 764 Dayton 753 Essex 564
248 Winfield 864 Hedrick 810 Murray 847 Tripoli 755 Montrose 748 Riverton 560
249 Center Point 861 Riceville 807 Milton 845 Maxwell 754 Pleasantville 738 Gladbrook 556
250 Morning Sun 861 Essex 806 St. Ansgar 844 Buffalo Center 753 Glidden 733 Garden Grove 554
251 Cincinnati 859 Shell Rock 806 Scranton 843 Earlham 749 Pacific Junction 732 Salem 551
252 Murray 857 Battle Creek 804 Alden 840 Ossian 749 Wesley 730 Lime Springs 550
253 Arnolds Park 855 Sutherland 802 Exira 840 St. Ansgar 747 Mediapolis 725 Birmingham 545
254 Newell 854 Brighton 800 Lake View 838 Shell Rock 741 Sutherland 722 Rock Valley 542
255 Lovilia 852 Hubbard 795 Moravia 837 Casey 735 Kingsley 720 Newell 540
256 Carter Lake 846 Lisbon 795 Dayton 836 Charter Oak 734 Marcus 718 Holstein 539
257 Pomeroy 843 Victor 794 Roland 829 Grimes 733 Camanche 713 Vail 538
258 Hopkinton 841 Alden 793 Armstrong 818 Primghar 733 Essex 710 Story City 536
259 Neola 841 Mediapolis 793 Shell Rock 815 Wyoming 733 Alden 709 Glidden 532
260 Ruthven 832 Prairie City 793 Mechanicsville 812 Delta 728 Blockton 704 Richland 531
261 Prairie City 831 Casey 785 Maxwell 811 Newell 728 Mechanicsville 703 Rolfe 529
262 Lake Park 828 Allerton 784 Newell 809 Wellman 724 Clearfield 698 Gowrie 526
263 Adair 827 Mechanicsville 781 Ruthven 809 Durant 720 Riverside 698 Manilla 526
264 Battle Creek 827 Central City 780 Oxford Junction 807 Dayton 717 St. Ansgar 698 Hartley 519
265 Ossian 822 North English 780 Earlham 803 Woodward 712 College Springs 693 Olin 519
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
266 Mechanicsville 821 Graettinger 777 Lisbon 803 Montrose 708 Olin 692 Primghar 519
267 Camanche 814 Lohrville 776 Victor 802 Rockwell 700 Shelby 692 Delmar 518
268 Maxwell 812 Elma 771 Rockwell 800 Alden 699 Delta 691 Springville 518
269 Central City 810 Milton 771 Hull 791 Jesup 697 Jesup 690 Rockwell City 516
270 Durant 810 Buffalo Center 768 Dexter 790 Cambridge 696 Lineville 690 Oxford 515
271 Milton 809 Armstrong 767 Lake Park 789 Pleasantville 691 Sheffield 688 Union 514
272 Mediapolis 806 Oxford Junction 759 George 788 Le Claire 690 Gilmore City 687 Alden 512
273 Fontanelle 797 Roland 759 Battle Creek 785 Gilmore City 689 Riverton 687 Paullina 510
274 Brighton 791 Sabula 759 Anthon 783 Moravia 682 North English 683 Pleasantville 510
275 Roland 791 Hopkinton 758 Mediapolis 780 West Bend 679 Gowrie 681 Marquette 509
276 Elma 790 Pleasantville 757 Prairie City 780 Arlington 678 Hubbard 676 Durant 505
277 Allerton 782 Rockwell 750 Graettinger 779 Farley 676 Clarence 675 Tabor 503
278 Ankeny 779 Wall Lake 749 Durant 775 Lohrville 674 Center Point 674 Van Horne 501
279 Hubbard 779 Dexter 748 Jesup 774 New Market 673 Monona 674 West Point 498
280 Rockwell 779 Ossian 740 Center Point 773 Bussey 669 Ossian 670 Akron 494
281 Charter Oak 776 Ruthven 739 Redfield 770 Churdan 667 Cambridge 667 College Springs 491
282 Lohrville 776 Jesup 736 Churdan 763 Lucas 666 Oxford 664 Sutherland 490
283 Sabula 771 Durant 733 Hopkinton 759 Sutherland 664 Schaller 661 Mediapolis 489
284 Mitchellville 769 Camanche 728 Exline 755 Clarence 662 Marathon 659 Preston 489
285 Kanawha 767 Lovilia 727 Mitchellville 752 Exline 660 Wall Lake 659 Clermont 488
286 Kalona 765 Schaller 724 Morning Sun 751 Radcliffe 660 Tripoli 655 Pomeroy 481
287 Victor 763 Aurelia 723 Charter Oak 750 Numa 659 Wellman 654 Fort Atkinson 480
288 Dumont 762 Maxwell 721 Goldfield 749 Olin 659 West Point 654 West Branch 474
289 Essex 762 Dayton 713 Stanton 749 Redfield 659 Kellogg 653 Gilman 473
290 Wall Lake 762 Richland 713 Inwood 746 Hull 658 Corwith 651 Shellsburg 468
291 Dexter 760 Lake Park 708 New Market 745 Ruthven 655 Garden Grove 651 Central City 467
292 Albert City 759 Arlington 706 Cambridge 739 Stanton 653 West Branch 647 Van Meter 467
293 Schaller 758 Kalona 704 Wall Lake 737 Riverside 652 Lawler 646 Lawler 464
294 Aurelia 752 Mitchellville 702 Schaller 731 Blockton 648 Radcliffe 645 Arcadia 463
295 Marquette 747 Goldfield 700 Ireton 730 Schaller 646 Fairbank 644 Winfield 461
296 Farley 739 Stratford 699 Arlington 729 Lorimor 645 Sloan 643 Monona 460
297 West Bend 737 Dumont 698 Bayard 727 West Branch 643 Lamont 636 Columbus City 459
298 Livermore 736 Lowden 697 Essex 727 Preston 642 Russell 636 Livermore 459
299 Swea City 735 Swea City 695 Lohrville 727 Roland 641 Elgin 635 Maxwell 453
300 Dayton 732 Le Claire 691 Le Claire 724 Carson 640 Carson 632 Casey 452
301 Hedrick 731 Charter Oak 688 Olin 718 Victor 640 Moravia 632 Clearfield 452
302 Moravia 731 Moravia 684 Aurelia 708 Anthon 635 Earlham 630 Hubbard 452
303 Danbury 728 Bayard 681 Radcliffe 708 Ireton 631 Goldfield 628 Dow City 451
304 West Branch 719 Bonaparte 678 Lineville 707 Vail 631 Churdan 626 Sloan 449
305 Edgewood 716 Inwood 670 Stratford 694 Camanche 629 Hull 626 Fairbank 448
306 Goldfield 715 Livermore 666 Clarence 693 College Springs 626 Dallas Center 625 Westside 448
307 Ocheyedan 712 Carlisle 663 Kellerton 693 Aurelia 625 Pocahontas 625 Polk City 446
308 Stratford 712 Clarence 659 Carson 692 Clearfield 625 Central City 623 Dallas Center 445
309 Casey 709 Farley 657 Swea City 691 Beacon 623 Birmingham 622 Russell 443
310 Allison 708 Danbury 656 Wyoming 690 Fairbank 618 Aurelia 621 Agency 442
311 Olin 707 West Branch 652 Central City 688 Goldfield 618 Earlville 618 Wesley 440
312 Oxford Junction 705 Cambridge 639 Delta 688 Oxford 614 Livermore 618 Wall Lake 439
313 Bayard 703 Edgewood 638 West Branch 688 Richland 613 Winthrop 618 Whiting 437
314 Carlisle 690 Riverside 638 Ocheyedan 686 Russell 612 Davis City 617 Lohrville 435
315 Whiting 688 Schleswig 638 New Albin 683 Garden Grove 611 Paullina 617 Rhodes 434
316 Earlville 687 Sloan 636 Clermont 681 Kellogg 610 Marquette 616 Marble Rock 433
317 Clarence 685 West Bend 634 Hubbard 681 George 606 Lewis 613 Blanchard 432
318 Alden 682 Wyoming 634 Lorimor 678 Lewis 603 Victor 612 Cambridge 432
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
319 New Market 681 Ankeny 632 Danbury 677 Lawler 601 Lime Springs 605 Cincinnati 432
320 Churdan 677 Early 632 Lone Tree 673 Lineville 600 Lone Tree 600 Aplington 427
321 Arlington 675 Olin 632 Riverside 667 Bonaparte 597 New Market 600 Sergeant Bluff 425
322 Whittemore 671 Clermont 631 Garden Grove 666 Inwood 595 Ocheyedan 599 Danbury 423
323 Thompson 664 New Market 630 Pacific Junction 666 Ocheyedan 595 Springville 599 Swan 419
324 Marble Rock 660 Fairbank 629 Clearfield 665 Carlisle 592 Lohrville 597 Jewell Junction 414
325 Wyoming 656 Lone Tree 627 Union 660 Coin 591 Preston 593 Ireton 412
326 Bonaparte 653 Ocheyedan 627 Kanawha 659 Marquette 588 Blairstown 592 New Albin 411
327 Ireton 653 Radcliffe 627 Fairbank 657 New Albin 588 Delmar 592 Delta 409
328 Lone Tree 651 Whiting 627 Bonaparte 656 Springville 588 Cumberland 591 Montour 409
329 Fredericksburg 649 Wayland 625 Lowden 655 Armstrong 586 Lake View 591 Farragut 406
330 Kellogg 648 Aplington 622 Schleswig 655 Shelby 586 Union 589 Waucoma 406
331 Lowden 645 Vail 622 Farley 651 Lowden 584 Lorimor 587 Lowden 405
332 Early 644 Montrose 621 Ankeny 648 Riverton 583 Milo 585 Emerson 404
333 Dow City 642 Carson 617 Livermore 648 Doon 581 Early 579 Norway 401
334 Russell 642 Shelby 617 Preston 648 Hospers 581 Vail 578 Little Sioux 400
335 Altoona 640 Churdan 616 Carlisle 640 Livermore 578 Coin 574 Stanton 399
336 Elgin 638 Ute 616 Richland 639 Whiting 576 Marble Rock 573 Princeton 398
337 Inwood 634 Earlville 615 Wayland 637 Milford 575 Whiting 572 Redfield 397
338 Little Rock 633 Ireton 612 Corwith 635 Birmingham 572 New Hartford 570 Thurman 395
339 Riverside 633 Elgin 610 Vail 635 Lamont 571 Casey 568 Carson 391
340 Bussey 632 Kanawha 609 Merrill 633 West Point 570 Edgewood 565 Menlo 389
341 Fairbank 631 Clearfield 607 Russell 633 Hubbard 568 Fredericksburg 565 Battle Creek 387
342 Radcliffe 631 Stanton 607 Kalona 632 Elgin 564 Durant 560 St. Charles 387
343 Schleswig 628 Merrill 605 Lawler 631 Wall Lake 561 Roland 557 Albion 384
344 Sloan 628 Whittemore 604 Rathbun 630 Batavia 560 Carlisle 553 Rockwell 381
345 Shelby 627 Allison 603 Burt 626 Central City 558 Bussey 550 Buffalo 379
346 Clermont 626 Peterson 598 Whiting 625 Danbury 558 Woodward 550 Conway 379
347 Baxter 623 Springville 598 Fredericksburg 624 Fredericksburg 558 Epworth 549 Panama 379
348 Ashton 620 Arnolds Park 597 Elgin 623 Graettinger 556 Gravity 549 Churdan 377
349 Wellsburg 616 Preston 596 Earlville 619 Edgewood 555 Salem 548 Malcom 372
350 Williamson 616 Urbandale 596 Whittemore 618 Stratford 554 Doon 545 Maynard 371
351 Clearfield 615 Cumberland 595 Edgewood 617 Cumberland 552 Ireton 545 Peterson 371
352 Lorimor 614 Pacific Junction 594 Slater 616 Earlville 552 Lowden 544 Winthrop 370
353 Richland 614 Riverton 590 Lucas 614 Lake Park 552 New Albin 543 Elgin 369
354 Burt 613 Lewis 589 Ashton 610 Lovilia 552 Battle Creek 542 Smithland 369
355 Carson 613 Delta 588 Camanche 610 Moville 552 Fremont 542 Garrison 367
356 Mondamin 610 Dow City 588 Lu Verne 610 Dumont 550 Lake Park 541 Steamboat Rock 367
357 Cambridge 608 Little Rock 585 Dumont 609 Wayland 550 Collins 540 Lake View 366
358 Springville 608 Donnellson 581 Sloan 608 Conrad 549 Waucoma 540 Cantril 356
359 Diagonal 603 Burt 580 Lewis 607 Delmar 548 Hamilton 538 Dakota City 353
360 Peterson 603 Kellogg 580 Coin 603 Sloan 547 West Bend 538 Solon 353
361 Delta 602 Diagonal 577 Kellogg 603 Union 540 Lu Verne 534 Bayard 348
362 New Albin 602 Lorimor 577 Numa 602 Bayard 539 Richland 534 Epworth 348
363 Preston 602 Doon 576 Ringsted 599 Wheatland 539 Batavia 533 Marysville 348
364 Marathon 597 Chelsea 575 Aplington 598 Fraser 537 Norway 533 Corwith 347
365 Hospers 592 Marathon 573 Springville 597 Blairstown 532 Kalona 530 Goldfield 343
366 Montrose 592 Russell 571 Lime Springs 595 Marathon 532 Whittemore 522 Woodburn 336
367 Conrad 591 Lu Verne 570 West Point 591 Winthrop 529 Peterson 521 Franklin 333
368 Lamont 589 Baxter 569 Shellsburg 590 Elliott 528 Blanchard 520 Schaller 333
369 Aplington 588 Sergeant Bluff 569 Elk Horn 589 Battle Creek 527 Hawkeye 518 De Soto 328
370 Buffalo 588 Ashton 568 Shelby 588 Baxter 527 Elliott 516 Woodward 328
371 Sergeant Bluff 587 Slater 568 Garwin 587 Shellsburg 527 Farragut 514 Altoona 326
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
372 Union 585 Fredericksburg 567 Elliott 586 Sergeant Bluff 525 Ashton 513 Letts 325
373 Ute 581 Albert City 563 Bussey 585 Lost Nation 523 Clermont 513 West Bend 325
374 Cumberland 578 Garden Grove 558 Hawkeye 582 Collins 521 Farley 513 Silver City 324
375 Doon 576 Elliott 556 Oxford 580 Epworth 520 Shellsburg 511 Defiance 323
376 Lu Verne 576 New Albin 556 Peterson 580 Merrill 520 Redfield 509 Hastings 322
377 Vail 576 Pierson 551 Ute 580 Milo 519 Moville 507 Martinsburg 322
378 Wayland 576 Davis City 548 Doon 576 Ashton 518 Walker 505 Fredericksburg 321
379 Titonka 574 Hospers 548 Little Rock 573 Whittemore 518 Burt 504 New Market 320
380 Stanton 571 Buffalo 547 Dow City 572 Lacona 517 Emerson 502 Chelsea 318
381 Stanwood 569 Bussey 546 Baxter 571 Walker 517 Montour 502 Laurens 318
382 Lime Springs 567 Shellsburg 546 Collins 570 Lake View 514 Hazleton 500 Milo 318
383 Kellerton 563 Milo 542 Hospers 570 Ryan 511 Williams 500 Elliott 317
384 Garden Grove 558 Kellerton 540 Diagonal 569 Stanwood 511 Coggon 498 Liscomb 313
385 Pacific Junction 558 Lime Springs 539 Early 568 Clermont 510 Lacona 496 Moravia 311
386 Lewis 557 Wheatland 539 Riverton 568 Hawkeye 510 Maynard 495 Ashton 309
387 Davis City 556 Thompson 538 Albert City 567 Diagonal 509 Bayard 494 Mitchell 309
388 Denver 556 Blockton 537 Cumberland 561 Chelsea 507 Stacyville 490 Andrew 307
389 Shellsburg 552 Coin 536 Batavia 560 Kellerton 503 Greeley 488 Batavia 307
390 Van Horne 551 Conrad 536 Conrad 560 Fremont 501 Tingley 488 Drakesville 303
391 Elliott 548 West Point 536 Milo 560 Lu Verne 501 Milford 485 Earlham 302
392 New Hartford 548 Mondamin 534 Keystone 558 Pacific Junction 501 Van Horne 484 Stanwood 302
393 Merrill 547 Colo 532 Chelsea 557 Salem 501 Conrad 483 Lacona 301
394 Winthrop 546 Lineville 531 Stanwood 556 Early 500 Garrison 482 Runnells 296
395 Hawkeye 544 Stanwood 531 Pierson 554 Thompson 500 Danbury 480 Moville 295
396 Slater 544 Galva 530 Coggon 553 Lime Springs 498 Inwood 477 Tingley 295
397 Riverton 543 Hawkeye 530 Montrose 549 Allison 495 Rhodes 476 Deep River 291
398 West Point 543 Stacyville 529 Wheatland 549 Burt 495 Massena 475 Modale 288
399 Lawler 542 Van Horne 527 Sergeant Bluff 548 Massena 490 Wheatland 475 Minden 287
400 Oxford 542 Farragut 523 Thompson 548 Ute 490 Garwin 470 Imogene 279
401 Chelsea 540 Lamont 521 Fremont 544 Davis City 489 Woodburn 467 Massena 279
402 Colo 539 Oxford 521 Blairstown 540 Bagley 488 Gilman 465 Boyden 277
403 Dakota City 537 Altoona 514 Birmingham 539 McIntire 487 Allison 463 Early 277
404 Hazleton 536 Lucas 514 Galva 539 New Hartford 482 Dow City 462 Kellerton 277
405 Wheatland 535 Elk Horn 513 Lost Nation 537 Marble Rock 480 Kensett 459 Randolph 276
406 Lucas 534 Emerson 512 Delmar 527 Peterson 480 Kellerton 458 Dedham 273
407 Bode 533 Wellsburg 508 Blockton 524 Norway 479 Stratford 458 Templeton 269
408 Stacyville 533 Birmingham 507 Grimes 524 Emerson 478 Galva 456 Beaman 262
409 Breda 532 Bode 507 Van Horne 524 Gravity 475 Princeton 456 Colo 261
410 Pierson 531 Coggon 503 Allison 520 Slater 473 Larchwood 450 Lynnville 261
411 Klemme 528 Denver 500 Marathon 520 Coggon 471 Thompson 450 Bristow 257
412 Milo 528 Menlo 500 Hazleton 517 Little Rock 471 Prescott 446 Mondamin 257
413 Grand Mound 526 New Hartford 500 McIntire 514 Deep River 467 Volga 444 Breda 256
414 Blairstown 525 Williams 500 Bode 513 Kalona 466 Albion 440 Harper 253
415 Everly 523 Hazleton 499 Stacyville 513 Colo 463 Polk City 438 Portsmouth 250
416 Lineville 520 Keystone 499 Ellsworth 512 Dow City 462 Silver City 438 Grand Mound 247
417 Garwin 517 Union 498 Mondamin 508 Van Wert 461 Anthon 437 Oto 247
418 Collins 516 Winthrop 496 Washta 508 Zearing 461 Smithland 435 Plymouth 246
419 Donnellson 515 Lost Nation 493 Colo 507 Melrose 459 Dumont 433 Paton 245
420 Solon 515 Solon 493 Winthrop 507 Albion 457 Meriden 432 Zearing 242
421 Gravity 514 Renwick 491 Bagley 505 Wesley 457 Washta 431 Meriden 241
422 Coggon 512 Collins 489 Altoona 502 Williams 457 Menlo 428 Waukee 240
423 Ringsted 508 Blairstown 488 Lacona 502 Buffalo 456 Aplington 427 Nichols 237
424 Birmingham 498 Ringsted 486 Renwick 501 Corwith 455 Baxter 427 Onslow 237
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
425 Emerson 498 College Springs 484 Massena 500 Schleswig 455 Little Sioux 427 Charlotte 231
426 Farragut 496 Everly 482 Orient 500 Solon 450 McIntire 427 Baldwin 227
427 Galva 496 Breda 481 College Springs 495 Aplington 448 Slater 426 Ladora 224
428 Lost Nation 493 Corwith 481 Lamont 495 Rhodes 448 Chelsea 419 Calamus 216
429 Hudson 492 Delmar 480 Williams 495 Ankeny 445 Hospers 415 Decatur City 215
430 Fremont 490 Batavia 478 Farragut 494 Cantril 445 Stanwood 415 Chillicothe 214
431 Grimes 489 Bagley 477 Salem 494 Hazleton 444 St. Charles 412 Redding 214
432 Williams 489 Lawler 476 Gilman 490 Van Horne 444 Marne 410 Lost Nation 213
433 Blockton 488 Massena 475 Spring Hill 489 Altoona 438 Steamboat Rock 410 Unionville 212
434 Boyden 487 Zearing 475 Buffalo 487 Garrison 438 Bode 409 Kalona 211
435 Elk Horn 486 Titonka 473 Deep River 487 Lakota 436 Thurman 409 Center Junction 210
436 Gilman 483 Hudson 470 Rudd 487 Larchwood 434 Agency 408 Gravity 210
437 Corwith 481 Grimes 468 Marble Rock 483 Letts 433 Le Grand 408 Henderson 201
438 Exline 481 Gravity 465 Wellsburg 482 Waucoma 433 Ute 407 Rose Hill 200
439 Melbourne 480 Epworth 464 Melbourne 481 Farragut 431 Van Meter 407 Whitten 195
440 Massena 479 Klemme 463 Everly 480 Gilman 430 Swan 406 Macksburg 186
441 Albion 476 Wesley 462 Arnolds Park 478 Grand Mound 428 Arcadia 405 Braddyville 175
442 Zearing 476 Salem 460 Urbana 477 Runnells 428 Keystone 405 Auburn 174
443 Batavia 474 Walker 456 Davis City 476 Prescott 426 Ainsworth 404 Coralville 173
444 Waukee 473 Fremont 450 Menlo 476 Garwin 425 Hastings 404 Wiota 168
445 Renwick 470 Garwin 450 Emerson 475 Melbourne 423 Malcom 404 Hancock 167
446 Wesley 468 Rhodes 450 Hamilton 474 Minden 423 Stanton 404 Morrison 165
447 Keystone 466 Mallard 449 Barnes City 473 Mondamin 420 Deep River 403 Conrad 157
448 University Park 462 Dakota City 448 Lakota 472 Woodburn 420 Kirkville 402 La Motte 154
449 Walker 462 Norway 448 Solon 471 Bode 419 Melrose 400 Searsboro 153
450 Garnavillo 461 Washta 448 Zearing 471 Duncombe 418 Callender 399 Farnhamville 137
451 Garrison 459 Boyden 446 Epworth 468 Pierson 416 Little Rock 399 Patterson 133
452 Coin 457 Waukee 445 Klemme 468 Silver City 416 Nichols 398 Orient 130
453 Lakota 457 Lacona 443 Oakville 466 Volga 416 Havelock 397 Numa 125
454 Salem 457 University Park 443 Charlotte 464 Walcott 416 Solon 397 Brayton 124
455 Epworth 454 Prescott 442 Gravity 464 Keystone 412 Oto 396 Rock Falls 122
456 Agency 452 Marble Rock 441 Walker 464 Defiance 411 Westside 396 Carpenter 116
457 Terril 452 Grand Mound 438 Grand Mound 463 Washta 410 Breda 395 Toronto 78
458 Melrose 451 Exline 437 Norway 463 Ainsworth 408 Rippey 395 Exline 76
459 Malcom 447 Albion 436 Van Wert 463 Blanchard 408 George 394 Hepburn 75
460 Ellsworth 444 Orient 433 Denver 462 Rippey 407 Thayer 394 Coburg 60
461 Deep River 443 Garrison 432 Lynnville 461 Stacyville 407 Wayland 394 Goose Lake 42
462 Blakesburg 442 Rudd 429 Waucoma 457 Ellsworth 406 Colo 391 Ackworth ---
463 Orient 442 Gilman 428 Donnellson 456 Swea City 402 Merrill 389 Ainsworth ---
464 Washta 442 Templeton 428 New Hartford 454 Granville 400 Columbus City 388 Albert City ---
465 Menlo 441 Lynnville 426 Dike 453 Auburn 399 Graettinger 388 Alburnett ---
466 Walcott 440 Melbourne 426 Quasqueton 453 St. Charles 399 Zearing 388 Alexander ---
467 Mallard 438 Stanhope 425 Melrose 450 Kanawha 398 Defiance 387 Alleman ---
468 Van Meter 436 Waucoma 425 Wesley 444 New Virginia 396 Letts 387 Allison ---
469 Delmar 434 Dike 417 Duncombe 442 Nichols 396 Salix 387 Alta Vista ---
470 Little Sioux 434 Melrose 417 Larchwood 441 Quasqueton 394 Miles 385 Alvord ---
471 Coralville 433 Volga 417 Cantril 440 Hastings 393 Lakota 384 Andover ---
472 Maynard 432 Terril 416 Terril 440 Everly 392 Mondamin 384 Ankeny ---
473 College Springs 430 Defiance 411 Dakota City 439 Dakota City 391 Diagonal 383 Anthon ---
474 Waucoma 430 Royal 410 Rhodes 439 Hamilton 391 Modale 383 Archer ---
475 Volga 429 Lakota 409 Garrison 437 Arcadia 390 Rudd 381 Aredale ---
476 Defiance 428 Maynard 409 Little Sioux 436 Little Sioux 390 Shannon City 380 Arion ---
477 Bagley 427 Charlotte 407 Linn Grove 433 Salix 390 Clare 374 Arispe ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
478 Lynnville 427 Ellsworth 405 Mallard 431 Oakville 389 Dedham 374 Armstrong ---
479 Plymouth 427 New Virginia 404 Silver City 430 Minburn 388 Randolph 373 Arnolds Park ---
480 Readlyn 426 Little Sioux 400 St. Charles 430 Modale 387 Buffalo 372 Arthur ---
481 Royal 426 Pisgah 400 Agency 429 Van Meter 386 Ridgeway 371 Asbury ---
482 Farnhamville 425 St. Charles 400 Blanchard 429 Greeley 383 Decatur City 367 Aspinwall ---
483 Stanhope 425 Van Meter 400 Prescott 429 Montour 383 Melbourne 366 Atalissa ---
484 Lacona 424 Delhi 399 Grand River 425 Maynard 382 Dakota City 362 Athelstan ---
485 Delhi 421 Numa 399 Hastings 424 Menlo 382 Walcott 362 Atkins ---
486 Moorhead 421 Walcott 398 New Virginia 424 Pulaski 382 Persia 361 Aurora ---
487 Rippey 421 Blakesburg 397 Harvey 422 Rathbun 382 Hudson 359 Avoca ---
488 Harvey 418 Persia 396 Pisgah 421 Tingley 380 Manly 359 Ayrshire ---
489 Latimer 416 Grand River 395 Boyden 419 Jamaica 379 Orient 359 Badger ---
490 Ainsworth 415 Kensett 394 Breda 419 Princeton 379 Pierson 358 Bagley ---
491 Barnes City 414 Deep River 392 Pulaski 419 Latimer 378 Cantril 356 Balltown ---
492 Princeton 414 Arcadia 391 Minburn 418 Steamboat Rock 378 Spillville 356 Bankston ---
493 Arcadia 410 Granville 390 Titonka 418 Malcom 377 Bagley 355 Barnes City ---
494 New Virginia 410 Hastings 389 Letts 417 Columbus City 375 Castana 355 Barnum ---
495 Oto 410 Oakville 389 Volga 415 Delhi 375 Grand Mound 355 Bassett ---
496 Rudd 410 Smithland 389 Paton 414 Breda 374 Floyd 353 Baxter ---
497 Dike 408 Paton 388 Princeton 414 Grandview 374 Granville 351 Beaconsfield ---
498 Norway 407 Plymouth 388 Malcom 413 Orient 373 Duncombe 350 Beaver ---
499 Larchwood 405 Thurman 388 Greeley 410 Hudson 372 Renwick 350 Bennett ---
500 Greeley 403 Readlyn 385 Montour 409 Renwick 372 Conway 348 Benton ---
501 Hastings 403 Thornton 383 Rippey 409 East Peru 371 Farnhamville 348 Berkley ---
502 Linn Grove 402 Larchwood 382 Hudson 408 Lynnville 370 Lynnville 347 Bernard ---
503 Sully 402 Le Grand 382 Auburn 406 Parnell 369 De Soto 345 Bertram ---
504 Prescott 400 Fenton 381 Westside 405 Westside 367 Elberon 344 Bettendorf ---
505 Pulaski 400 Malcom 381 Randolph 404 Moorhead 366 Earling 340 Bevington ---
506 Quasqueton 400 Kimballton 378 Readlyn 403 Bridgewater 365 Liscomb 338 Blairsburg ---
507 Thornton 398 Minden 377 Stanhope 400 Boyden 364 Boyden 336 Blakesburg ---
508 Pisgah 397 Steamboat Rock 377 Calamus 399 Castana 364 Martinsburg 332 Blencoe ---
509 Urbana 397 Pulaski 376 Steamboat Rock 399 Kensett 360 Aurora 331 Blockton ---
510 Persia 395 Barnes City 375 Ryan 397 Paton 358 Ayrshire 329 Blue Grass ---
511 Paton 394 Calamus 374 Salix 396 Persia 358 Altoona 328 Bode ---
512 Charlotte 393 Salix 374 Sully 393 Plymouth 358 Minden 328 Bondurant ---
513 Montour 393 Lytton 373 Albion 392 Galva 357 Paton 328 Bouton ---
514 Dedham 392 Princeton 373 Ainsworth 391 Macedonia 357 Elkport 326 Boxholm ---
515 Huxley 392 Moorhead 372 Fenton 391 Alta Vista 356 Grand River 326 Bradgate ---
516 Kensett 392 Agency 371 Fraser 391 Charlotte 356 Urbana 323 Brandon ---
517 Salix 392 Cantril 370 Tingley 391 De Soto 356 Marysville 322 Bridgewater ---
518 Ayrshire 391 Montour 370 Delhi 390 Dedham 355 Swea City 322 Bronson ---
519 Oakville 391 Oto 370 Castana 389 Liscomb 354 Templeton 321 Brunsville ---
520 Templeton 390 Nichols 369 Defiance 389 Ridgeway 354 Plainfield 320 Buck Grove ---
521 Tingley 390 Ryan 369 Maynard 387 Archer 351 Ellsworth 319 Buckeye ---
522 Smithland 389 Van Wert 369 Nichols 387 Conesville 347 South English 319 Buffalo Center ---
523 Runnells 388 Runnells 367 Ollie 385 Pilot Mound 347 Low Moor 318 Burt ---
524 Fenton 385 Farnhamville 365 Stockport 385 Portsmouth 347 Parnell 318 Bussey ---
525 Modale 385 Garnavillo 365 Walcott 384 Harvey 346 Bristow 317 Callender ---
526 Steamboat Rock 385 Huxley 362 Kimballton 382 Manly 346 Minburn 317 Calumet ---
527 Calamus 384 Sully 362 Beacon 381 Blakesburg 344 Portsmouth 316 Carbon ---
528 Auburn 383 Truro 361 Minden 381 Garnavillo 342 Pilot Mound 315 Carlisle ---
529 Carbon 383 Linn Grove 360 Modale 381 Imogene 341 Linden 314 Carter Lake ---
530 Van Wert 383 Ainsworth 359 Moorhead 381 Waukee 340 Janesville 311 Castalia ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
531 Beacon 382 Auburn 359 Blakesburg 380 Le Grand 338 Redding 311 Castana ---
532 Randolph 379 Modale 359 Farnhamville 380 South English 338 Ionia 306 Centralia ---
533 Rhodes 379 Earling 358 Persia 380 Ayrshire 337 Van Wert 306 Chatsworth ---
534 Dickens 378 Keswick 358 Callender 376 Donnellson 337 Pulaski 302 Chester ---
535 Callender 377 Tingley 358 Arcadia 375 Elberon 336 Thornton 299 Clare ---
536 Norwalk 377 Irwin 357 Waukee 375 Huxley 336 Bondurant 297 Clayton ---
537 Wadena 377 Rippey 357 Woodburn 375 Thurman 336 Stanhope 297 Cleghorn ---
538 Cantril 376 Silver City 355 Templeton 373 Miles 334 Imogene 296 Clemons ---
539 Grand River 374 Duncombe 354 Runnells 369 Smithland 334 Irwin 295 Clio ---
540 Westside 373 Urbana 354 Huxley 366 Grand River 333 Macedonia 295 Clive ---
541 Blencoe 367 Latimer 352 Plymouth 366 Farnhamville 332 Auburn 293 Clutier ---
542 Janesville 366 Beacon 350 Quimby 363 Floyd 332 Mallard 292 Coggon ---
543 Quimby 363 Clutier 350 Bennett 362 Mallard 331 Waukee 292 Coin ---
544 Letts 362 Floyd 350 Royal 362 Hinton 329 Worthington 288 Colesburg ---
545 Plainfield 362 Callender 349 Ayrshire 361 Struble 327 Calamus 287 Collins ---
546 Granville 361 Harvey 348 University Park 361 Derby 326 Norwalk 287 Colwell ---
547 Harpers Ferry 361 Ridgeway 348 Dedham 360 Earling 323 Hornick 284 Conesville ---
548 Dunkerton 360 Blanchard 347 Alvord 359 Nodaway 323 Packwood 284 Coppock ---
549 Nichols 357 Randolph 344 Harris 359 Agency 322 Monmouth 281 Cotter ---
550 Clutier 354 Ayrshire 343 Latimer 359 Crawfordsville 322 Maurice 280 Coulter city ---
551 Truro 353 Greeley 343 Granville 358 Callender 321 Pleasant Plain 280 Craig ---
552 Bennett 352 Quasqueton 342 Van Meter 358 Spillville 320 Blencoe 279 Crawfordsville ---
553 Floyd 352 Westside 341 Alta Vista 355 Marysville 319 Hancock 276 Crescent ---
554 Rathbun 352 Colesburg 340 South English 355 Linden 315 Barnes City 274 Cromwell ---
555 Kimballton 349 Havelock 339 Keswick 354 Norwalk 315 Colesburg 274 Crystal Lake ---
556 Silver City 346 Newhall 336 Macedonia 352 Worthington 314 Thor 274 Cumberland ---
557 Irwin 345 Norwalk 336 Elberon 349 Ringsted 313 Woolstock 274 Cumming ---
558 Polk City 343 Worthington 335 Ridgeway 349 Decatur City 311 Andrew 273 Curlew ---
559 Duncombe 341 Alexander 334 Liscomb 347 Magnolia 311 La Motte 272 Cushing ---
560 Ryan 341 Castana 334 Columbus City 346 Polk City 310 Donnellson 270 Cylinder ---
561 Hinton 340 Nodaway 334 Brandon 343 Truro 310 Rathbun 270 Dana ---
562 Liscomb 340 Blencoe 333 Bridgewater 343 McCallsburg 309 Harper 269 Danville ---
563 Stockport 338 Dickens 333 Grandview 341 Weldon 308 Crawfordsville 268 Dawson ---
564 Castana 336 Janesville 331 Thurman 341 Andrew 307 New Providence 268 Delaware ---
565 Lytton 335 McCallsburg 330 Worthington 341 Barnes City 307 Thornburg 267 Delhi ---
566 Minburn 335 Rowan 330 Ladora 340 Klemme 306 Beaman 266 Deloit ---
567 Alta Vista 333 Letts 329 Nodaway 340 Urbana 306 Jolley 266 Delphos ---
568 St. Charles 331 Harris 328 Kensett 338 Randolph 304 Fort Atkinson 264 Denver ---
569 Atkins 330 Minburn 328 Colesburg 337 Clare 299 Onslow 263 Derby ---
570 Newhall 330 Portsmouth 328 Crawfordsville 337 Kirkville 299 Searsboro 263 Diagonal ---
571 Le Grand 329 Bridgewater 327 Dickens 337 Ionia 298 Klemme 262 Dickens ---
572 Macedonia 329 Danville 327 Derby 334 Harpers Ferry 297 Westgate 260 Dike ---
573 Rake 329 Dedham 327 Miles 333 Rudd 296 Ledyard 257 Dixon ---
574 Spillville 329 Dunkerton 327 Oto 333 Shannon City 292 Athelstan 255 Dolliver ---
575 Melvin 328 Liscomb 326 Shannon City 333 Swan 292 Center Junction 255 Donahue ---
576 Columbus City 326 Stockport 322 Truro 332 Bristow 291 Rome 255 Donnellson ---
577 Havelock 326 Grandview 321 Havelock 331 Maurice 290 Baldwin 254 Doon ---
578 Worthington 326 De Soto 319 Norwalk 331 Fort Atkinson 289 Goodell 254 Dougherty ---
579 Thurman 325 Granger 319 Maurice 329 Ollie 289 Rose Hill 253 Dows ---
580 Alexander 324 Miles 319 Harpers Ferry 328 La Motte 288 East Peru 252 Dumont ---
581 Brandon 324 Quimby 318 La Motte 327 Plainfield 288 Arnolds Park 251 Duncombe ---
582 Granger 324 Woolstock 317 Parnell 325 Wellsburg 288 Alvord 249 Dundee ---
583 Woodburn 324 Atkins 314 Granger 324 Aurora 287 Crystal Lake 246 Dunkerton ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
584 Ridgeway 323 Linden 314 Mingo 324 Bondurant 287 Mitchell 245 Durango ---
585 Numa 322 Macedonia 314 Weldon 323 Dike 286 New Vienna 245 Earling ---
586 Bondurant 320 Alvord 313 Earling 321 Martinsburg 285 Henderson 244 East Peru ---
587 Earling 320 Mingo 313 Libertyville 321 Alvord 283 Ellston 242 Edgewood ---
588 Portsmouth 320 Hancock 312 Smithland 321 Blencoe 283 Badger 240 Elberon ---
589 Bristow 318 Wadena 312 Le Grand 320 Braddyville 283 Swaledale 240 Eldridge ---
590 Ledyard 317 Jamaica 311 Hillsboro 318 Conway 283 Ladora 239 Elk Horn ---
591 Crawfordsville 316 Rake 310 Wadena 318 Masonville 282 Bennett 238 Elk Run Heights ---
592 Rowan 316 Fraser 309 Blencoe 317 Sully 282 Drakesville 238 Elkhart ---
593 Grandview 315 Hornick 309 Thornton 317 Stanhope 281 Ollie 238 Elkport ---
594 Miles 314 Brandon 308 Alexander 315 Irwin 278 Cushing 237 Ellston ---
595 Libertyville 310 Bennett 305 Fort Atkinson 315 Templeton 278 Braddyville 236 Ellsworth ---
596 Minden 310 Fort Atkinson 305 Spillville 315 Titonka 278 Macksburg 235 Elma ---
597 Danville 309 Woodburn 305 Garnavillo 314 Dunkerton 276 Schleswig 233 Ely ---
598 Harris 309 East Peru 304 Irwin 311 Dawson 275 Lester 225 Evansdale ---
599 Keswick 307 Spillville 304 Pilot Mound 311 Promise City 274 Titonka 224 Everly ---
600 Alvord 306 Yale 304 Floyd 308 Arnolds Park 273 Bradgate 223 Fairfax ---
601 Colesburg 306 Imogene 303 Conesville 307 Yale 273 Kamrar 223 Farmersburg ---
602 Palmer 305 Soldier 302 Harcourt 307 Colesburg 271 Panama 221 Fenton ---
603 Woden 305 Melvin 301 Plainfield 303 Kimballton 271 Clio 218 Ferguson ---
604 Bridgewater 302 Rathbun 299 Rowan 302 Thor 271 Wiota 218 Fertile ---
605 Conesville 302 Weldon 298 Dawson 300 Thornton 271 Dunkerton 217 Floris ---
606 Rembrandt 302 Palmer 297 Decatur City 300 Underwood 271 Harris 217 Floyd ---
607 Crystal Lake 301 Hamilton 296 Jolley 300 Calamus 270 Terril 217 Fostoria ---
608 Ladora 300 South English 296 Bristow 299 Janesville 269 Whitten 217 Fraser ---
609 McIntire 300 Polk City 295 Clio 299 Redding 269 Chillicothe 216 Frederika ---
610 Linden 298 Ollie 294 Clutier 299 Rose Hill 269 Leland 215 Fredonia ---
611 Farmersburg 296 Alta Vista 293 Magnolia 299 Lanesboro 268 Franklin 210 Fremont ---
612 Ollie 294 Bristow 293 Urbandale 298 Oto 268 West Chester 209 Fruitland ---
613 Hamilton 291 Plainfield 293 Boxholm 296 Quimby 268 Cromwell 208 Galt ---
614 Hornick 291 Shannon City 293 Hornick 296 Chester 266 Eldridge 207 Galva ---
615 Mingo 290 Crawfordsville 291 Dunkerton 295 Marne 266 Kirkman 203 Garber ---
616 Protivin 290 Bondurant 289 Jamaica 295 Stockport 265 Wellsburg 203 Garnavillo ---
617 Dawson 289 Harpers Ferry 289 Braddyville 294 Packwood 264 Moorhead 200 Garwin ---
618 Lanesboro 289 Hinton 289 Kiron 294 Woolstock 264 Meservey 193 Geneva ---
619 Kamrar 288 Kamrar 286 Packwood 294 Danville 263 Arion 192 George ---
620 Shannon City 288 Ladora 284 Woolstock 294 Alexander 262 Benton 192 Gibson ---
621 South English 288 Decatur City 282 Newhall 293 Kamrar 262 Harcourt 192 Gilbert ---
622 Blue Grass 287 Aurora 281 Arthur 290 Albert City 261 Kelley 187 Gilbertville ---
623 Yale 287 Hillsboro 281 Farmersburg 290 Ladora 260 Superior 187 Gillett Grove ---
624 Lester 286 Boxholm 280 Andrew 289 Farmersburg 259 Grimes 186 Gilmore City ---
625 Boxholm 285 Deloit 280 Danville 289 Rowan 256 Gray 180 Goodell ---
626 Eldridge 283 Derby 280 Redding 289 Dickens 255 Alta Vista 179 Graettinger ---
627 Ionia 283 Shambaugh 278 Cushing 286 Cushing 254 Sheldahl 179 Graf ---
628 Jamaica 283 Protivin 277 Thor 285 Low Moor 253 Beaconsfield 177 Grafton ---
629 Harcourt 282 Farmersburg 275 Aurora 284 Terril 253 Morrison 176 Grand River ---
630 Meservey 282 La Motte 275 Marne 284 Wadena 253 Barnum 175 Grandview ---
631 North Liberty 282 Rose Hill 275 Grant 282 Hancock 250 Holland 175 Granger ---
632 Pilot Mound 282 Blairsburg 274 Lanesboro 282 Jolley 250 St. Anthony 174 Grant ---
633 Deloit 281 Maurice 274 Melvin 282 Drakesville 249 Rodney 173 Granville ---
634 Hillsboro 280 Pilot Mound 274 Meservey 282 Harcourt 247 Struble 172 Gray ---
635 Imogene 280 Redding 272 Palmer 282 Carbon 246 Jackson Junction 171 Greeley ---
636 Plover 280 Crystal Lake 271 Graf 281 Meriden 246 Frederika 170 Greenville ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
637 Lockridge 279 Low Moor 271 Soldier 281 Mingo 246 Wadena 170 Grimes ---
638 McCallsburg 278 Magnolia 271 Ionia 280 New Providence 246 Yorktown 170 Gruver ---
639 Aurora 276 Cushing 270 Portsmouth 280 Hornick 245 Luzerne 169 Guernsey ---
640 Blairsburg 276 Lanesboro 270 Lytton 278 Shambaugh 245 Coburg 164 Halbur ---
641 Fertile 276 Arion 269 Martinsburg 278 Lester 244 Pleasanton 164 Hamilton ---
642 Decatur City 275 McIntire 268 Coulter city 277 Bennett 243 Patterson 163 Hanlontown ---
643 Calumet 274 Westgate 268 Low Moor 277 Calumet 242 Vincent 163 Hansell ---
644 De Soto 274 Braddyville 267 Polk City 277 Blairsburg 241 Arthur 162 Harcourt ---
645 La Motte 272 Carbon 266 Hancock 276 Havelock 241 Martelle 158 Hardy ---
646 Maurice 272 Conway 266 Yale 276 Goodell 240 Grafton 156 Harpers Ferry ---
647 Arion 271 Coulter city 266 Bondurant 274 Henderson 240 Bassett 149 Harris ---
648 Okoboji 271 Plover 266 Blairsburg 272 Harris 239 Rodman 147 Hartford ---
649 Woolstock 271 Harcourt 264 Castalia 272 Wiota 239 Farmersburg 143 Hartwick ---
650 Nodaway 270 Columbus City 263 Plano 272 Gilbert 235 Brayton 141 Harvey ---
651 Derby 269 Rembrandt 263 Rembrandt 270 Swaledale 235 Protivin 136 Havelock ---
652 Rose Hill 269 Dawson 262 Imogene 268 Thornburg 233 Ackworth 134 Haverhill ---
653 Shambaugh 269 New Providence 262 Centralia 267 Harper 232 Kinross 132 Hawkeye ---
654 Geneva 268 Parnell 262 Linden 267 Mount Sterling 232 Coralville 125 Hayesville ---
655 East Peru 267 Underwood 261 Promise City 267 Panama 232 Larrabee 125 Hazleton ---
656 Thor 264 Kiron 259 Calumet 266 Westgate 232 Rock Falls 124 Hiawatha ---
657 Andrew 263 Lawton 259 Pleasanton 266 Kelley 231 St. Olaf 124 Hills ---
658 Fraser 263 Libertyville 258 Hinton 263 Mitchell 231 Cylinder 118 Hillsboro ---
659 Joice 263 Woden 258 De Soto 261 Castalia 230 Hepburn 118 Hinton ---
660 Lawton 263 Thor 257 Drakesville 261 Baldwin 229 Randalia 117 Holland ---
661 Parnell 263 Panama 256 Janesville 261 Mount Auburn 228 Holy Cross 115 Holy Cross ---
662 Fairfax 262 Marne 255 McCallsburg 261 Yorktown 228 Bernard 113 Hornick ---
663 Bradgate 261 Meservey 255 Deloit 260 Readlyn 227 Calumet 113 Hospers ---
664 Fort Atkinson 261 Badger 254 Rose Hill 260 Searsboro 226 Springbrook 107 Houghton ---
665 University Heights 261 Clare 254 Thayer 260 Granger 225 Denver 102 Hudson ---
666 Hanlontown 260 Conesville 254 Underwood 260 Denver 224 Matlock 94 Huxley ---
667 Kiron 260 Coralville 254 Clare 259 Blue Grass 223 Orleans 92 Inwood ---
668 Blanchard 259 Elberon 254 Kamrar 256 Ledyard 222 Kiron 89 Ionia ---
669 Gilbertville 259 Arthur 249 New Providence 255 West Chester 222 St. Paul 65 Irwin ---
670 Cushing 258 Calumet 249 Westgate 255 Monmouth 221 Albert City --- Jackson Junction ---
671 Elberon 256 Geneva 249 Carbon 254 Atalissa 220 Alburnett --- Jamaica ---
672 Grafton 256 Grafton 249 Rake 254 Beaman 220 Alexander --- Janesville ---
673 Hancock 256 Blue Grass 246 Conway 253 Knierim 220 Alleman --- Johnston ---
674 Packwood 256 Ionia 246 East Peru 253 Whitten 219 Andover --- Joice ---
675 Macksburg 255 Northboro 246 Floris 252 Eldridge 217 Ankeny --- Jolley ---
676 Panama 255 Eldridge 245 Lester 250 Springbrook 217 Archer --- Kamrar ---
677 Rutland 255 Ledyard 245 Masonville 250 Arthur 215 Aredale --- Kanawha ---
678 Arthur 254 Grant 242 Shambaugh 250 Vincent 215 Arispe --- Kelley ---
679 Webb 254 Clemons 241 Mount Auburn 249 Clemons 213 Asbury --- Kensett ---
680 Unionville 253 Gilbertville 241 Harper 247 Badger 212 Aspinwall --- Kent ---
681 Waterville 253 Webb 240 Benton 246 Pisgah 212 Atalissa --- Keomah Village ---
682 Drakesville 252 Chester 238 Ledyard 246 Rutland 212 Atkins --- Keswick ---
683 Low Moor 252 Cleghorn 238 Plover 246 Fenton 211 Balltown --- Keystone ---
684 Badger 251 Fertile 238 Goodell 245 Elkport 210 Bankston --- Kimballton ---
685 Underwood 251 Henderson 237 Badger 244 Cromwell 208 Beaver --- Kinross ---
686 Palo 250 Brayton 236 Brayton 244 Deloit 208 Berkley --- Kirkman ---
687 Weldon 250 Laurel 232 Geneva 244 Palo 208 Bertram --- Kiron ---
688 Floris 247 Treynor 232 Lawton 243 Fertile 207 Bettendorf --- Klemme ---
689 Westgate 247 Lester 231 Arion 242 Kiron 207 Bevington --- Knierim ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
690 Conway 246 Lockridge 231 New Vienna 241 Onslow 207 Blairsburg --- Lake Park ---
691 Redding 246 Clio 229 Swan 238 Ellston 205 Blakesburg --- Lakeside ---
692 Wiota 246 New Vienna 229 Chester 237 Sheldahl 202 Blue Grass --- Lakota ---
693 Marne 245 Reasnor 229 Varina 235 Brandon 200 Bouton --- Lambs Grove ---
694 Orleans 244 Olds 227 Eldridge 234 Pleasanton 200 Boxholm --- Lamoni ---
695 Braddyville 242 Promise City 226 Marysville 234 Popejoy 200 Brandon --- Lamont ---
696 Magnolia 242 Joice 225 Ottosen 234 Center Junction 199 Bridgewater --- Lanesboro ---
697 Kirkville 241 Wallingford 225 Grafton 233 Geneva 199 Bronson --- Larchwood ---
698 Tiffin 240 Wiota 225 Joice 233 St. Anthony 199 Brunsville --- Larrabee ---
699 Castalia 239 Baldwin 224 Baldwin 232 Coulter city 198 Buck Grove --- Latimer ---
700 Cleghorn 236 Bradgate 223 Cleghorn 232 Dixon 198 Buckeye --- Laurel ---
701 Coulter city 236 Martinsburg 223 Henderson 232 Thayer 198 Carbon --- Lawton ---
702 Frederika 236 West Chester 223 Hills 231 Macksburg 197 Carpenter --- Le Grand ---
703 Goodell 236 Rutland 222 Bradgate 230 Northboro 197 Carter Lake --- Le Roy ---
704 New Providence 236 Waterville 222 Lockridge 230 Hills 195 Castalia --- Ledyard ---
705 Leland 235 Gilbert 221 Macksburg 228 Melvin 195 Centralia --- Leighton ---
706 Chester 234 Unionville 221 Northboro 228 Mount Union 195 Charlotte --- Leland ---
707 Rowley 233 Swan 220 Reasnor 226 Meservey 193 Chatsworth --- Lester ---
708 Wallingford 233 Buck Grove 219 Center Junction 225 Benton 191 Chester --- Libertyville ---
709 Clare 232 Elkhart 218 Mount Union 225 Leland 188 Clayton --- Lidderdale ---
710 Hills 232 Macksburg 218 West Chester 225 New Vienna 188 Cleghorn --- Lincoln ---
711 Laurel 232 Westfield 218 Whitten 225 Prairieburg 187 Clemons --- Linden ---
712 Grant 231 Yorktown 217 Palo 224 Cleghorn 186 Clive --- Linn Grove ---
713 Onslow 230 Dougherty 215 Fertile 223 Clutier 186 Clutier --- Little Rock ---
714 Superior 230 Andrew 212 Gilbert 221 Udell 186 Colwell --- Littleport ---
715 New Vienna 229 Ellston 212 Panama 220 Le Roy 185 Conesville --- Lockridge ---
716 Whitten 227 Harper 212 Webb 219 Dana 183 Coppock --- Lone Rock ---
717 Dixon 226 Hills 211 Hartford 218 Grafton 183 Cotter --- Lone Tree ---
718 Gilbert 226 Lidderdale 211 Meriden 218 Varina 183 Coulter city --- Long Grove ---
719 Aredale 225 Goodell 210 Onslow 218 Chillicothe 181 Craig --- Lorimor ---
720 Promise City 225 Onslow 210 Clemons 216 Sharpsburg 181 Crescent --- Lovilia ---
721 Mount Auburn 223 Floris 209 Beaman 214 Kirkman 180 Cumming --- Low Moor ---
722 Reasnor 221 Sheldahl 209 Udell 214 Laurel 179 Curlew --- Lu Verne ---
723 Varina 220 Packwood 208 Ellston 212 Clio 178 Dana --- Luana ---
724 Treynor 219 Hartford 207 Gilbertville 212 Martelle 178 Danville --- Luther ---
725 Martinsburg 218 Masonville 207 Frederika 210 Coburg 177 Dawson --- Luxemburg ---
726 Brayton 217 Popejoy 207 Kirkville 210 Palmer 177 Delaware --- Luzerne ---
727 Henderson 217 Kirkville 206 Millersburg 210 Tiffin 176 Delhi --- Lytton ---
728 Swan 217 Tiffin 206 Ferguson 207 Bradgate 175 Deloit --- Macedonia ---
729 Dougherty 215 Palo 205 Morrison 207 Ralston 175 Delphos --- Magnolia ---
730 Elkhart 215 Rowley 205 Larrabee 206 Pleasant Plain 174 Derby --- Mallard ---
731 Martelle 215 Aredale 204 Blue Grass 205 Morrison 173 Dickens --- Maloy ---
732 Moorland 215 Frederika 204 Curlew 204 Dougherty 171 Dike --- Manly ---
733 Somers 213 Littleport 203 Kirkman 204 St. Olaf 170 Dixon --- Marathon ---
734 West Chester 213 St. Anthony 202 Popejoy 204 Somers 169 Dolliver --- Marne ---
735 St. Anthony 211 Beaconsfield 201 Searsboro 204 Arion 168 Donahue --- Martelle ---
736 Baldwin 210 Castalia 200 Treynor 204 Holland 168 Dougherty --- Martensdale ---
737 Halbur 209 Coburg 200 St. Anthony 203 Soldier 167 Dundee --- Masonville ---
738 Plano 209 Alburnett 199 Westfield 203 Littleport 166 Durango --- Matlock ---
739 Alburnett 208 Somers 199 Atkins 202 Olds 165 Elk Horn --- Maurice ---
740 Harper 208 Whitten 199 Elkport 202 Protivin 163 Elk Run Heights --- Maysville ---
741 Lidderdale 208 Center Junction 198 Hanlontown 202 Rake 163 Elkhart --- McCallsburg ---
742 Soldier 208 Millersburg 198 Alburnett 201 Rodney 163 Ely --- McCausland ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
743 Clemons 207 Monmouth 198 Protivin 201 North Buena Vista 162 Evansdale --- McClelland ---
744 Hartford 207 Mount Auburn 196 Dougherty 200 Woden 162 Everly --- McIntire ---
745 Sheldahl 206 Dana 195 Monmouth 200 Curlew 161 Exline --- Melbourne ---
746 Robins 205 Gray 194 Ralston 200 Ely 161 Fairfax --- Melcher-Dallas ---
747 Center Junction 204 Vincent 194 Superior 200 Jackson Junction 160 Fenton --- Melrose ---
748 Luana 204 Dixon 193 Swaledale 200 Luzerne 160 Ferguson --- Melvin ---
749 Swaledale 204 Halbur 192 Wiota 199 Kent 158 Fertile --- Merrill ---
750 Marysville 203 Ottosen 191 Atalissa 198 Larrabee 158 Floris --- Meservey ---
751 North Buena Vista 203 Drakesville 190 Dixon 197 Arispe 155 Fostoria --- Middletown ---
752 Olds 203 Dundee 190 Rutland 197 Rome 155 Fraser --- Miles ---
753 Holland 202 Hanlontown 190 Thornburg 197 Barnum 154 Fredonia --- Milford ---
754 Ralston 202 Robins 190 Wallingford 197 Superior 154 Fruitland --- Millersburg ---
755 Clio 200 Larrabee 189 Elkhart 196 Turin 154 Galt --- Millerton ---
756 Meriden 200 Meriden 188 Gray 196 Coralville 151 Garber --- Millville ---
757 Popejoy 199 Atalissa 187 Dundee 195 Webb 150 Garnavillo --- Minburn ---
758 Delaware 198 Luana 186 Laurel 195 Frederika 149 Geneva --- Mingo ---
759 Westfield 197 Martelle 185 Mitchell 195 Athelstan 148 Gibson --- Monmouth ---
760 Yorktown 197 Ralston 184 Delaware 194 Beaconsfield 148 Gilbert --- Moorhead ---
761 Ellston 195 Varina 184 Lone Rock 193 Gray 148 Gilbertville --- Moorland ---
762 Searsboro 195 Beaman 183 Yorktown 193 Halbur 147 Gillett Grove --- Morley ---
763 Buck Grove 194 Kirkman 183 Kelley 192 Ottosen 147 Goose Lake --- Mount Auburn ---
764 Dundee 193 North Buena Vista 183 Crystal Lake 191 Patterson 147 Graf --- Mount Sterling ---
765 Prairieburg 193 Sharpsburg 182 Littleport 191 Clayton 145 Grandview --- Mount Union ---
766 Vincent 192 Kelley 179 Garber 189 Crystal Lake 143 Granger --- Nemaha ---
767 St. Olaf 191 Moorland 179 Buck Grove 188 Guernsey 143 Grant --- New Hartford ---
768 Monmouth 190 Curlew 178 Sharpsburg 188 Holy Cross 143 Greenville --- New Liberty ---
769 Benton 189 Swaledale 178 Woden 188 Westfield 143 Gruver --- New Providence ---
770 Larrabee 189 Webster 178 Bouton 187 Kinross 142 Guernsey --- New Vienna ---
771 Mount Union 186 Guernsey 177 Halbur 186 Buck Grove 140 Halbur --- New Virginia ---
772 Kirkman 185 Kent 177 Olds 186 Franklin 138 Hanlontown --- Newhall ---
773 Stanley 185 Mitchell 177 Archer 184 Lawton 138 Hansell --- Nodaway ---
774 Barnum 184 Pleasanton 177 Kent 183 St. Lucas 138 Hardy --- North Buena Vista ---
775 Thornburg 184 Okoboji 176 Waterville 183 Stockton 138 Harpers Ferry --- North English ---
776 Turin 184 Ferguson 175 Vincent 182 Brayton 137 Hartford --- North Liberty ---
777 Curlew 183 Holland 175 Luana 181 Moorland 137 Hartwick --- North Washington ---
778 Ferguson 183 Pleasant Plain 175 Moorland 181 McClelland 134 Harvey --- Northboro ---
779 Hansell 183 Jolley 174 Leland 180 Elkhart 132 Haverhill --- Norwalk ---
780 Gray 182 St. Olaf 174 Luzerne 180 North Washington 132 Hayesville --- Oakland Acres ---
781 Northboro 182 Benton 173 Mount Sterling 179 Chatsworth 131 Hiawatha --- Oakville ---
782 Atalissa 181 Cromwell 173 Tiffin 178 Garber 131 Hills --- Ocheyedan ---
783 Pleasanton 180 Morrison 173 Prairieburg 176 Rodman 131 Hillsboro --- Okoboji ---
784 Dolliver 179 Ely 172 Rodney 176 Bassett 130 Hinton --- Olds ---
785 Archer 178 Hansell 172 Willey 176 Luther 130 Houghton --- Ollie ---
786 Millersburg 177 Searsboro 171 Sheldahl 175 Cylinder 129 Huxley --- Orchard ---
787 Masonville 176 Thornburg 171 Somers 175 Hanlontown 129 Jamaica --- Orleans ---
788 Cylinder 175 Greenville 168 Cylinder 174 Scarville 129 Johnston --- Osterdock ---
789 Chillicothe 173 St. Lucas 168 Ely 174 Rembrandt 128 Joice --- Otho ---
790 Sharpsburg 173 Superior 168 Le Roy 174 Ferguson 127 Kanawha --- Ottosen ---
791 Martensdale 172 Galt 167 Knierim 173 Maloy 127 Kent --- Owasa ---
792 Pleasant Plain 171 Mount Union 167 Webster 172 Webster 127 Keomah Village --- Oyens ---
793 Ely 170 Rodman 167 Dolliver 171 Randalia 123 Keswick --- Packwood ---
794 Littleport 170 Turin 167 North Liberty 171 Treynor 122 Kimballton --- Palmer ---
795 Lone Rock 170 Delaware 165 Beaconsfield 170 Carpenter 121 Knierim --- Palo ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
796 Rodman 170 Fredonia 165 Clayton 170 Sandyville 120 Lakeside --- Panorama Park ---
797 Greenville 169 Mount Sterling 165 Coburg 170 Ackworth 119 Lambs Grove --- Parnell ---
798 Nemaha 169 Leland 164 Rome 168 Matlock 118 Lanesboro --- Peosta ---
799 Hardy 168 Thayer 164 Greenville 167 Lidderdale 114 Latimer --- Persia ---
800 Beaman 167 Prairieburg 163 Guernsey 167 Goose Lake 110 Laurel --- Pierson ---
801 Lincoln 167 Scarville 163 Nemaha 166 Hepburn 110 Lawton --- Pilot Mound ---
802 Ricketts 167 Vining 163 Holland 165 Dolliver 107 Le Roy --- Pioneer ---
803 Patterson 166 Clayton 162 Pleasant Plain 164 Yetter 107 Leighton --- Pisgah ---
804 Craig 165 Lincoln 162 Dana 163 McCausland 106 Libertyville --- Plainfield ---
805 Cromwell 165 Millerton 162 Hansell 163 Toronto 106 Lidderdale --- Plano ---
806 McClelland 165 McClelland 161 Lidderdale 163 Coppock 105 Lincoln --- Pleasant Hill ---
807 Webster 165 North Liberty 161 Stanley 163 Orleans 105 Linn Grove --- Pleasant Plain ---
808 Millerton 163 Struble 161 Stout 162 Ricketts 102 Littleport --- Pleasanton ---
809 Bouton 162 Chatsworth 159 Ricketts 161 Osterdock 97 Lockridge --- Plover ---
810 Coburg 162 Lone Rock 159 Rinard 160 Bernard 95 Lone Rock --- Pocahontas ---
811 Clayton 161 Dolliver 158 Millerton 159 Oyens 94 Long Grove --- Popejoy ---
812 Jolley 161 Orchard 158 Long Grove 158 Spring Hill 94 Lost Nation --- Prairieburg ---
813 Mitchell 161 Cylinder 157 Rodman 158 New Liberty 93 Lovilia --- Prescott ---
814 Morrison 161 Ricketts 157 Turin 158 Pioneer 92 Luana --- Promise City ---
815 Kelley 159 Chillicothe 156 Arispe 156 Buckeye 87 Luther --- Protivin ---
816 Knierim 159 Craig 155 Craig 156 Rock Falls 87 Luxemburg --- Pulaski ---
817 Garber 158 Plano 153 Martelle 156 Welton 69 Lytton --- Quasqueton ---
818 St. Lucas 158 Udell 151 Vining 153 Zwingle 69 Magnolia --- Quimby ---
819 Thayer 157 Archer 150 Athelstan 150 Donahue 64 Maloy --- Radcliffe ---
820 Carpenter 156 Rodney 150 Chatsworth 150 St. Paul 62 Martensdale --- Rake ---
821 Galt 156 Bassett 149 Coralville 150 Maysville 55 Masonville --- Ralston ---
822 Dana 153 Cumming 149 St. Olaf 149 Andover 51 Maysville --- Randalia ---
823 Rock Falls 153 Luzerne 149 Chillicothe 146 Alburnett --- McCallsburg --- Randall ---
824 Ottosen 152 Marysville 149 Lincoln 146 Alleman --- McCausland --- Rathbun ---
825 Arispe 149 Barnum 148 Luther 145 Aredale --- McClelland --- Raymond ---
826 Beaconsfield 148 Hardy 147 Carpenter 144 Asbury --- Melcher-Dallas --- Readlyn ---
827 Bassett 147 Nemaha 146 North Buena Vista 144 Aspinwall --- Melvin --- Reasnor ---
828 Fredonia 147 Zwingle 145 Cromwell 143 Atkins --- Middletown --- Rembrandt ---
829 Spring Hill 146 Rome 144 McClelland 142 Balltown --- Millersburg --- Renwick ---
830 Goose Lake 145 Stout 143 Scarville 140 Bankston --- Millerton --- Riceville ---
831 Luther 145 Fostoria 142 Toronto 139 Beaver --- Millville --- Rickardsville ---
832 Chatsworth 144 Le Roy 142 Kinross 138 Berkley --- Mingo --- Ricketts ---
833 Athelstan 143 Athelstan 141 Barnum 137 Bertram --- Moorland --- Ridgeway ---
834 Rinard 143 Bouton 141 St. Lucas 137 Bevington --- Morley --- Rinard ---
835 Toronto 142 Hepburn 140 Patterson 136 Bouton --- Mount Auburn --- Ringsted ---
836 Cumming 139 Rinard 140 Bassett 135 Boxholm --- Mount Sterling --- Rippey ---
837 Long Grove 139 Martensdale 139 Galt 134 Bronson --- Mount Union --- Riverdale ---
838 Gruver 138 Stanley 138 Beaver 132 Brunsville --- Nemaha --- Robins ---
839 Kent 138 Kinross 137 Jackson Junction 130 Carter Lake --- New Liberty --- Rodman ---
840 North Washington 138 Luther 137 Leighton 130 Centralia --- New Virginia --- Rodney ---
841 Udell 137 Brunsville 134 Struble 129 Clive --- Newhall --- Roland ---
842 Fostoria 136 Long Grove 134 Hardy 128 Colwell --- Nodaway --- Rome ---
843 Scarville 136 Arispe 133 Stockton 128 Cotter --- North Buena Vista --- Rossie ---
844 Luzerne 135 Hayesville 133 Springbrook 126 Craig --- North Liberty --- Rowan ---
845 Stout 135 Goose Lake 128 Aspinwall 125 Crescent --- North Washington --- Rowley ---
846 Truesdale 135 Gruver 126 Yetter 125 Cumming --- Northboro --- Royal ---
847 Yetter 135 Jackson Junction 126 Hayesville 124 Delaware --- Numa --- Rudd ---
848 Middletown 134 Middletown 126 North Washington 124 Delphos --- Oakland Acres --- Rutland ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
849 Mount Sterling 134 Orleans 126 Orchard 124 Dundee --- Oakville --- Ryan ---
850 Struble 134 Bernard 123 Zwingle 124 Durango --- Okoboji --- Sageville ---
851 Rodney 131 Patterson 123 Orleans 123 Elk Horn --- Olds --- Salix ---
852 Springbrook 131 Randalia 123 Maloy 121 Elk Run Heights --- Orchard --- Sandyville ---
853 Elkport 130 Hartwick 122 Fostoria 119 Evansdale --- Osterdock --- Scarville ---
854 Le Roy 129 Knierim 121 Franklin 119 Fairfax --- Otho --- Schleswig ---
855 Pioneer 129 Garber 120 Gruver 118 Floris --- Ottosen --- Shambaugh ---
856 Leighton 128 Cotter 118 New Liberty 116 Fostoria --- Owasa --- Shannon City ---
857 Beaver 126 Tennant 118 Westphalia 115 Fredonia --- Oyens --- Sharpsburg ---
858 Orchard 126 Westphalia 118 Randalia 113 Fruitland --- Palmer --- Sheldahl ---
859 Vining 126 Morley 117 Truesdale 113 Galt --- Palo --- Sherrill ---
860 Westphalia 126 Elkport 116 Middletown 112 Gibson --- Panorama Park --- Shueyville ---
861 New Liberty 125 Truesdale 116 Brunsville 111 Gilbertville --- Peosta --- Sioux Center ---
862 Luxemburg 124 Leighton 115 McCausland 110 Gillett Grove --- Pioneer --- Slater ---
863 Stockton 124 Yetter 114 Robins 110 Graf --- Pisgah --- Soldier ---
864 Holy Cross 123 Toronto 113 Sherrill 110 Grant --- Plano --- Somers ---
865 Hartwick 122 Maloy 112 Hepburn 108 Greenville --- Pleasant Hill --- South English ---
866 Jackson Junction 122 West Okoboji 112 Hartwick 107 Gruver --- Plover --- Spillville ---
867 Guernsey 121 Beaver 111 Bernard 105 Hansell --- Plymouth --- Spragueville ---
868 Randalia 121 Holy Cross 111 Coppock 104 Hardy --- Popejoy --- Spring Hill ---
869 Hayesville 120 Carpenter 110 Osterdock 103 Hartford --- Prairieburg --- Springbrook ---
870 Morley 119 North Washington 110 Spragueville 102 Hartwick --- Promise City --- St. Anthony ---
871 Rome 119 Stockton 110 Donahue 101 Haverhill --- Quasqueton --- St. Donatus ---
872 Zwingle 118 Rock Falls 109 Cotter 100 Hayesville --- Quimby --- St. Lucas ---
873 Owasa 117 Aspinwall 107 Oyens 100 Hiawatha --- Rake --- St. Marys ---
874 West Okoboji 117 Oyens 106 Holy Cross 98 Hillsboro --- Ralston --- St. Olaf ---
875 Spragueville 116 Luxemburg 105 Goose Lake 97 Houghton --- Randall --- St. Paul ---
876 McCausland 115 McCausland 104 Bertram 96 Johnston --- Raymond --- Stacyville ---
877 Matlock 112 Matlock 103 Ackworth 95 Joice --- Readlyn --- Stanhope ---
878 Bernard 111 New Liberty 103 Matlock 94 Keomah Village --- Reasnor --- Stanley ---
879 Brunsville 109 Springbrook 103 Sandyville 94 Keswick --- Rembrandt --- Stockport ---
880 Kinross 109 Bertram 102 Luxemburg 93 Lakeside --- Rickardsville --- Stockton ---
881 Tennant 109 Spring Hill 101 Buckeye 91 Lambs Grove --- Ricketts --- Stout ---
882 Berkley 105 Donahue 98 Maysville 85 Leighton --- Rinard --- Stratford ---
883 Oyens 104 Pioneer 98 Rock Falls 85 Libertyville --- Ringsted --- Struble ---
884 Lakeside 103 Coppock 93 Pioneer 84 Lincoln --- Riverdale --- Sully ---
885 Welton 100 Willey 93 Andover 83 Linn Grove --- Robins --- Superior ---
886 Maloy 95 Franklin 92 Tennant 79 Lockridge --- Rossie --- Swaledale ---
887 Rossie 95 Osterdock 92 Bevington 71 Lone Rock --- Rowan --- Swea City ---
888 St. Paul 94 Sandyville 92 Valeria 70 Long Grove --- Rowley --- Swisher ---
889 Colwell 93 St. Marys 89 Welton 69 Luana --- Royal --- Tennant ---
890 Coppock 93 St. Paul 89 Berkley 68 Luxemburg --- Runnells --- Terril ---
891 Sandyville 93 Colwell 87 St. Paul 67 Lytton --- Rutland --- Thayer ---
892 Swisher 93 Buckeye 86 Durango 37 Martensdale --- Ryan --- Thompson ---
893 Bertram 90 Spragueville 86 Alleman --- Melcher-Dallas --- Sageville --- Thor ---
894 Delphos 90 Rossie 85 Aredale --- Middletown --- Sandyville --- Thornburg ---
895 Donahue 89 Owasa 83 Asbury --- Millersburg --- Scarville --- Thornton ---
896 Aspinwall 88 Ackworth 82 Balltown --- Millerton --- Sergeant Bluff --- Tiffin ---
897 Willey 86 Berkley 82 Bankston --- Millville --- Shambaugh --- Titonka ---
898 St. Marys 84 Welton 80 Bronson --- Morley --- Sharpsburg --- Treynor ---
899 Sherrill 82 Delphos 79 Carter Lake --- Nemaha --- Sherrill --- Tripoli ---
900 Hepburn 81 Andover 76 Clive --- Newhall --- Shueyville --- Truesdale ---
901 Buckeye 80 Maysville 57 Colwell --- North Liberty --- Soldier --- Truro ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
902 Franklin 80 Valeria 57 Crescent --- Oakland Acres --- Somers --- Turin ---
903 Valeria 79 Bevington 50 Cumming --- Okoboji --- Spragueville --- Udell ---
904 Osterdock 78 Alleman --- Delphos --- Orchard --- Spring Hill --- Underwood ---
905 Wahpeton 73 Asbury --- Elk Run Heights --- Otho --- St. Donatus --- University Heights ---
906 Andover 72 Balltown --- Evansdale --- Owasa --- St. Lucas --- University Park ---
907 Cotter 72 Bankston --- Fairfax --- Panorama Park --- St. Marys --- Urbana ---
908 Ackworth 67 Bronson --- Fredonia --- Peosta --- Stanley --- Urbandale ---
909 Sageville 66 Carter Lake --- Fruitland --- Plano --- Stockport --- Ute ---
910 Centralia 57 Centralia --- Gibson --- Pleasant Hill --- Stockton --- Valeria ---
911 Balltown 56 Clive --- Gillett Grove --- Plover --- Stout --- Van Wert ---
912 Peosta 45 Crescent --- Haverhill --- Randall --- Sully --- Varina ---
913 Maysville 44 Durango --- Hiawatha --- Raymond --- Swisher --- Ventura ---
914 Durango 42 Elk Run Heights --- Houghton --- Reasnor --- Tennant --- Vincent ---
915 Graf 37 Evansdale --- Johnston --- Rickardsville --- Tiffin --- Vining ---
916 Bevington 35 Fairfax --- Keomah Village --- Rinard --- Toronto --- Volga ---
917 Bankston 29 Fruitland --- Lakeside --- Riverdale --- Treynor --- Wadena ---
918 Asbury 27 Gibson --- Lambs Grove --- Robins --- Truesdale --- Wahpeton ---
919 Alleman --- Gillett Grove --- Martensdale --- Rossie --- Truro --- Walcott ---
920 Bronson --- Graf --- Melcher-Dallas --- Rowley --- Turin --- Walford ---
921 Clive --- Haverhill --- Millville --- Royal --- Udell --- Walker ---
922 Crescent --- Hiawatha --- Morley --- Sageville --- Underwood --- Wallingford ---
923 Elk Run Heights --- Houghton --- Oakland Acres --- Sherrill --- Unionville --- Washta ---
924 Evansdale --- Johnston --- Okoboji --- Shueyville --- University Heights --- Waterville ---
925 Fruitland --- Keomah Village --- Otho --- Spragueville --- University Park --- Wayland ---
926 Gibson --- Lakeside --- Owasa --- St. Donatus --- Urbandale --- Webb ---
927 Gillett Grove --- Lambs Grove --- Panorama Park --- St. Marys --- Valeria --- Webster ---
928 Haverhill --- Melcher-Dallas --- Peosta --- Stanley --- Varina --- Weldon ---
929 Hiawatha --- Millville --- Pleasant Hill --- Stout --- Ventura --- Wellman ---
930 Houghton --- Oakland Acres --- Randall --- Swisher --- Vining --- Wellsburg ---
931 Johnston --- Otho --- Raymond --- Tennant --- Wahpeton --- Welton ---
932 Keomah Village --- Panorama Park --- Rickardsville --- Truesdale --- Walford --- West Chester ---
933 Lambs Grove --- Peosta --- Riverdale --- Unionville --- Wallingford --- West Des Moines ---
934 Melcher-Dallas --- Pleasant Hill --- Rossie --- University Heights --- Waterville --- West Okoboji ---
935 Millville --- Randall --- Rowley --- University Park --- Webb --- Westfield ---
936 Oakland Acres --- Raymond --- Sageville --- Urbandale --- Webster --- Westgate ---
937 Otho --- Rickardsville --- Shueyville --- Valeria --- Weldon --- Westphalia ---
938 Panorama Park --- Riverdale --- St. Donatus --- Ventura --- Welton --- Westwood ---
939 Pleasant Hill --- Sageville --- St. Marys --- Vining --- West Okoboji --- Willey ---
940 Randall --- Sherrill --- Swisher --- Wahpeton --- Westfield --- Williams ---
941 Raymond --- Shueyville --- Unionville --- Walford --- Westphalia --- Williamson ---
942 Rickardsville --- St. Donatus --- University Heights --- Wallingford --- Westwood --- Windsor Heights ---
943 Riverdale --- Swisher --- Ventura --- Waterville --- Willey --- Woden ---
944 Shueyville --- University Heights --- Wahpeton --- West Okoboji --- Williamson --- Woolstock ---
945 St. Donatus --- Ventura --- Walford --- Westphalia --- Windsor Heights --- Worthington ---
946 Ventura --- Wahpeton --- West Okoboji --- Westwood --- Woden --- Yale ---
947 Walford --- Walford --- Westwood --- Willey --- Yale --- Yetter ---
948 Westwood --- Westwood --- Williamson --- Williamson --- Yetter --- Yorktown ---
949 Windsor Heights --- Windsor Heights --- Windsor Heights --- Windsor Heights --- Zwingle --- Zwingle ---
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Censuses
2000 Census: SF1, American FactFinder, Table P1
1990 Census: STF1, American FactFinder, Table P001
1850-1980 Censuses: Iowa State University Extension, "Population in Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-1986," prepared by Willis Goudy, March 1988
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
Prepared By: State Library of Iowa, State Data Center Program, 800-248-4483, http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/specialized-services/datacenter
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
1 Des Moines 22,408 Davenport 20,038 Dubuque 13,000 Burlington 4,082
2 Dubuque 22,254 Dubuque 18,434 Davenport 11,267 Dubuque 3,108
3 Davenport 21,831 Burlington 14,930 Keokuk 8,136 Keokuk 2,478
4 Burlington 19,450 Keokuk 12,766 Burlington 6,706 Davenport 1,848
5 Council Bluffs 18,063 Des Moines 12,035 Iowa City 5,214 Fort Madison 1,509
6 Keokuk 12,117 Council Bluffs 10,020 Des Moines 3,965 Iowa City 1,250
7 Cedar Rapids 10,104 Muscatine 6,718 Mount Pleasant 3,530 Fairfield 909
8 Clinton 9,052 Clinton 6,129 Fort Madison 2,886 Mount Pleasant 758
9 Ottumwa 9,004 Cedar Rapids 5,940 Council Bluffs 2,011 Keosauqua 705
10 Muscatine 8,295 Iowa City 5,914 McGregor 1,989 Farmington 585
11 Sioux City 7,366 Ottumwa 5,214 Decorah 1,920 West Point 546
12 Iowa City 7,123 Waterloo 4,337 Cedar Rapids 1,830 Des Moines 502
13 Marshalltown 6,240 Mount Pleasant 4,245 Fairfield 1,692 Montrose 454
14 Waterloo 5,630 Fort Madison 4,011 Pella 1,644 Fredonia 369
15 Creston 5,081 Sioux City 3,401 Ottumwa 1,632 Bellevue 362
16 Fort Madison 4,679 Marshalltown 3,218 Le Claire 1,448 Wapello 336
17 Oskaloosa 4,598 Oskaloosa 3,204 Independence 1,395 Bloomfield 287
18 Earlville 4,500 Fort Dodge 3,095 Marion 1,367 Tipton 252
19 Mount Pleasant 4,410 Cedar Falls 3,070 Tipton 1,190 Richland 239
20 Red Oak 3,755 Independence 2,945 Knoxville 1,124 Birmingham 231
21 Atlantic 3,662 Washington 2,575 Guttenberg 1,104 Andrew 168
22 Fort Dodge 3,586 Vinton 2,460 Maquoketa 1,090 Maquoketa 168
23 Boone 3,330 Waverly 2,291 Bellevue 929 Sabula 168
24 Independence 3,128 Fairfield 2,226 Winterset 915 Sigourney 162
25 Fairfield 3,086 Charles City 2,166 Eddyville 912 Drakesville 108
26 Cedar Falls 3,020 Decorah 2,110 Anamosa 889 Marengo 50
27 Chariton 2,977 Anamosa 2,083 Indianola 836 Ackley ---
28 Decorah 2,951 McGregor 2,074 Wapello 821 Ackworth ---
29 Washington 2,949 Newton 1,983 Centerville 820 Adair ---
30 Vinton 2,906 Pella 1,909 Fort Dodge 672 Adel ---
31 Newton 2,607 Marion 1,822 Chariton 641 Afton ---
32 Winterset 2,583 Maquoketa 1,756 Albia 620 Agency ---
33 Knoxville 2,577 Lansing 1,755 Glenwood 614 Ainsworth ---
34 Mason City 2,510 De Witt 1,749 Lisbon 582 Akron ---
35 Centerville 2,475 Chariton 1,728 Montezuma 564 Albert City ---
36 Maquoketa 2,467 Marengo 1,693 Columbus Junction 519 Albia ---
37 Albia 2,435 Albia 1,621 Princeton 469 Albion ---
38 Pella 2,430 Bloomfield 1,553 Adel 466 Alburnett ---
39 Charles City 2,421 Manchester 1,492 Franklin 449 Alden ---
40 Grinnell 2,415 West Union 1,489 Elkader 440 Alexander ---
41 Waverly 2,345 Belle Plaine 1,488 Clarinda 427 Algona ---
42 Manchester 2,275 Winterset 1,485 Sidney 423 Alleman ---
43 Indianola 2,146 Grinnell 1,482 Sabula 406 Allerton ---
44 Anamosa 2,083 Hamburg 1,431 Grinnell 392 Allison ---
45 Hamburg 2,036 Indianola 1,428 Grandview 356 Alta ---
46 Osage 2,012 Osage 1,400 Nevada 350 Alta Vista ---
47 Clarinda 2,011 Bellevue 1,353 Hartford 320 Alton ---
48 Stuart 1,994 Webster City 1,339 Panora 314 Altoona ---
49 Marion 1,939 Monticello 1,337 Blakesburg 265 Alvord ---
50 Le Mars 1,895 Wilton 1,317 Corydon 254 Ames ---
51 Monticello 1,877 Red Oak 1,315 Morning Sun 226 Anamosa ---
52 Cresco 1,875 Osceola 1,298 Mechanicsville 195 Andover ---
53 Webster City 1,848 Glenwood 1,291 Brooklyn 184 Anita ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
54 Lansing 1,811 Eldora 1,268 Unionville 178 Ankeny ---
55 Glenwood 1,793 Tipton 1,246 Moravia 172 Anthon ---
56 Osceola 1,769 Eddyville 1,212 Hamburg 167 Aplington ---
57 Bedford 1,763 Atlantic 1,200 Carlisle 138 Arcadia ---
58 Marengo 1,738 Mason City 1,183 Durant 127 Archer ---
59 Sigourney 1,735 Tama 1,161 Mapleton 113 Aredale ---
60 Belle Plaine 1,689 Le Claire 1,093 Hamilton 107 Arion ---
61 De Witt 1,608 Guttenberg 1,040 Exira 83 Arispe ---
62 McGregor 1,602 Centerville 1,037 Marysville 75 Arlington ---
63 Avoca 1,600 Clarinda 1,022 Harlan 47 Armstrong ---
64 Hampton 1,598 Sigourney 992 Ackley --- Arnolds Park ---
65 Eldora 1,584 Nevada 982 Ackworth --- Arthur ---
66 Bellevue 1,581 Brooklyn 971 Adair --- Asbury ---
67 West Union 1,551 Afton 961 Afton --- Ashton ---
68 Nevada 1,541 Sabula 920 Agency --- Aspinwall ---
69 Bloomfield 1,531 Cresco 912 Ainsworth --- Atalissa ---
70 Corning 1,526 Mount Vernon 910 Akron --- Athelstan ---
71 Cherokee 1,523 Montrose 905 Albert City --- Atkins ---
72 Ackley 1,517 Toledo 888 Albion --- Atlantic ---
73 Jefferson 1,444 Wapello 870 Alburnett --- Auburn ---
74 Denison 1,441 Keosauqua 869 Alden --- Audubon ---
75 Wilton 1,431 Algona 860 Alexander --- Aurelia ---
76 Shenandoah 1,387 Columbus Junction 850 Algona --- Aurora ---
77 Carroll 1,385 Camanche 840 Alleman --- Avoca ---
78 Leon 1,367 Mitchell 829 Allerton --- Ayrshire ---
79 Algona 1,359 Leon 820 Allison --- Badger ---
80 Waukon 1,350 Nashua 817 Alta --- Bagley ---
81 Harlan 1,304 Sidney 817 Alta Vista --- Baldwin ---
82 Tipton 1,299 Knoxville 800 Alton --- Balltown ---
83 Villisca 1,299 West Point 794 Altoona --- Bancroft ---
84 Tama 1,289 Wheatland 788 Alvord --- Bankston ---
85 Mount Ayr 1,275 Brighton 785 Ames --- Barnes City ---
86 Dunlap 1,246 Jefferson 779 Andover --- Barnum ---
87 Brooklyn 1,234 Clear Lake 775 Andrew --- Bassett ---
88 Afton 1,231 Clarence 726 Anita --- Batavia ---
89 Sabula 1,223 Bedford 720 Ankeny --- Battle Creek ---
90 Missouri Valley 1,154 Adel 711 Anthon --- Baxter ---
91 Ames 1,153 Elkader 697 Aplington --- Bayard ---
92 West Liberty 1,141 Blairstown 682 Arcadia --- Beacon ---
93 Nashua 1,116 Moulton 678 Archer --- Beaconsfield ---
94 New Hampton 1,105 Farmington 640 Aredale --- Beaman ---
95 Traer 1,100 Ames 636 Arion --- Beaver ---
96 Clear Lake 1,095 Agency 630 Arispe --- Bedford ---
97 Guttenberg 1,076 Franklin 628 Arlington --- Belle Plaine ---
98 Le Claire 1,061 Mechanicsville 628 Armstrong --- Belmond ---
99 Storm Lake 1,034 Birmingham 626 Arnolds Park --- Bennett ---
100 Toledo 1,026 Corydon 618 Arthur --- Benton ---
101 La Porte City 1,006 Hampton 588 Asbury --- Berkley ---
102 Fayette 995 State Center 559 Ashton --- Bernard ---
103 Adel 989 Montezuma 555 Aspinwall --- Bertram ---
104 Montrose 983 Panora 504 Atalissa --- Bettendorf ---
105 Monroe 982 Princeton 498 Athelstan --- Bevington ---
106 Lucas 981 Lowden 486 Atkins --- Blairsburg ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
107 Mount Vernon 977 Onawa 478 Atlantic --- Blairstown ---
108 Dyersville 975 Albion 475 Auburn --- Blakesburg ---
109 Iowa Falls 955 Villisca 457 Audubon --- Blanchard ---
110 Perry 952 New Hampton 455 Aurelia --- Blencoe ---
111 Grundy Center 950 Magnolia 450 Aurora --- Blockton ---
112 Wapello 928 Grand Junction 444 Avoca --- Blue Grass ---
113 Montezuma 921 Center Point 443 Ayrshire --- Bode ---
114 Eddyville 909 Cherokee 438 Badger --- Bonaparte ---
115 Allerton 888 Grandview 422 Bagley --- Bondurant ---
116 Keosauqua 883 Mount Ayr 422 Baldwin --- Boone ---
117 Onawa 882 Delhi 413 Balltown --- Bouton ---
118 State Center 880 Creston 411 Bancroft --- Boxholm ---
119 Emmetsburg 879 Lewis 400 Bankston --- Boyden ---
120 Sidney 855 Carroll 384 Barnes City --- Braddyville ---
121 Elkader 851 Durant 373 Barnum --- Bradgate ---
122 Northwood 844 Buffalo 368 Bassett --- Brandon ---
123 Brighton 836 St. Ansgar 360 Batavia --- Brayton ---
124 Spencer 824 Andrew 352 Battle Creek --- Breda ---
125 Clarksville 818 Humboldt 335 Baxter --- Bridgewater ---
126 Morning Sun 812 Denison 326 Bayard --- Brighton ---
127 New Sharon 805 Morning Sun 314 Beacon --- Bristow ---
128 Corydon 801 Batavia 310 Beaconsfield --- Britt ---
129 Panora 795 Tabor 310 Beaman --- Bronson ---
130 Columbus Junction 793 Adair 306 Beaver --- Brooklyn ---
131 Audubon 792 Hartford 295 Bedford --- Brunsville ---
132 Farmington 781 Northwood 289 Belle Plaine --- Buck Grove ---
133 Lisbon 776 Marysville 266 Belmond --- Buckeye ---
134 Kellogg 772 Stanwood 257 Bennett --- Buffalo ---
135 Camanche 762 Crawfordsville 249 Benton --- Buffalo Center ---
136 Cascade 762 Blakesburg 236 Berkley --- Burt ---
137 Ida Grove 759 Kirkville 236 Bernard --- Bussey ---
138 Grand Junction 752 Colo 226 Bertram --- Calamus ---
139 Malvern 748 Earlham 222 Bettendorf --- Callender ---
140 Mitchellville 745 Rock Falls 221 Bevington --- Calmar ---
141 Rockford 739 Chillicothe 211 Birmingham --- Calumet ---
142 Walnut 733 Drakesville 207 Blairsburg --- Camanche ---
143 Postville 732 Cambridge 200 Blairstown --- Cambridge ---
144 Sheldon 730 Carlisle 200 Blanchard --- Cantril ---
145 Eldon 729 Unionville 183 Blencoe --- Carbon ---
146 Wyoming 729 Glidden 177 Blockton --- Carlisle ---
147 Beacon 727 Russell 175 Bloomfield --- Carpenter ---
148 Adair 722 Cromwell 166 Blue Grass --- Carroll ---
149 Shell Rock 719 Dakota City 162 Bode --- Carson ---
150 What Cheer 719 Exira 161 Bonaparte --- Carter Lake ---
151 Strawberry Point 715 Moravia 161 Bondurant --- Cascade ---
152 Greene 711 Sac City 156 Boone --- Casey ---
153 Keota 710 Forest City 155 Bouton --- Castalia ---
154 Dexter 704 Fredonia 150 Boxholm --- Castana ---
155 West Point 704 Luzerne 144 Boyden --- Cedar Falls ---
156 Victor 691 Dallas Center 133 Braddyville --- Cedar Rapids ---
157 Bonaparte 689 Hamilton 133 Bradgate --- Center Junction ---
158 Forest City 688 Harlan 128 Brandon --- Center Point ---
159 Greenfield 684 Prairieburg 116 Brayton --- Centerville ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
160 Moulton 681 Thayer 114 Breda --- Central City ---
161 Union 666 Stockton 108 Bridgewater --- Centralia ---
162 New London 658 Deloit 103 Brighton --- Chariton ---
163 Blairstown 652 Lake City 103 Bristow --- Charles City ---
164 Parkersburg 652 Letts 88 Britt --- Charlotte ---
165 Hopkinton 645 Spirit Lake 76 Bronson --- Charter Oak ---
166 Logan 644 Sioux Rapids 61 Brunsville --- Chatsworth ---
167 Odebolt 637 Emmetsburg 44 Buck Grove --- Chelsea ---
168 Lineville 622 Peterson 44 Buckeye --- Cherokee ---
169 Colfax 620 Clarion 37 Buffalo --- Chester ---
170 Calmar 617 Ida Grove 30 Buffalo Center --- Chillicothe ---
171 Essex 617 Ackley --- Burt --- Churdan ---
172 Nora Springs 617 Ackworth --- Bussey --- Cincinnati ---
173 Wheatland 616 Ainsworth --- Calamus --- Clare ---
174 Lenox 615 Akron --- Callender --- Clarence ---
175 Clarence 607 Albert City --- Calmar --- Clarinda ---
176 Humboldt 606 Alburnett --- Calumet --- Clarion ---
177 Columbus City 605 Alden --- Camanche --- Clarksville ---
178 Exira 604 Alexander --- Cambridge --- Clayton ---
179 Center Point 603 Alleman --- Cantril --- Clear Lake ---
180 Sac City 595 Allerton --- Carbon --- Clearfield ---
181 Prairie City 591 Allison --- Carpenter --- Cleghorn ---
182 Glidden 584 Alta --- Carroll --- Clemons ---
183 Guthrie Center 571 Alta Vista --- Carson --- Clermont ---
184 Jesup 569 Alton --- Carter Lake --- Clinton ---
185 Ogden 568 Altoona --- Cascade --- Clio ---
186 Agency 566 Alvord --- Casey --- Clive ---
187 Fontanelle 563 Andover --- Castalia --- Clutier ---
188 Oxford 560 Anita --- Castana --- Coburg ---
189 Clermont 553 Ankeny --- Cedar Falls --- Coggon ---
190 Gilman 553 Anthon --- Center Junction --- Coin ---
191 St. Ansgar 552 Aplington --- Center Point --- Colesburg ---
192 Lewis 550 Arcadia --- Central City --- Colfax ---
193 Garden Grove 549 Archer --- Centralia --- College Springs ---
194 Shellsburg 547 Aredale --- Charles City --- Collins ---
195 Mechanicsville 545 Arion --- Charlotte --- Colo ---
196 College Springs 531 Arispe --- Charter Oak --- Columbus City ---
197 Salem 524 Arlington --- Chatsworth --- Columbus Junction ---
198 Steamboat Rock 523 Armstrong --- Chelsea --- Colwell ---
199 Marquette 519 Arnolds Park --- Cherokee --- Conesville ---
200 Dysart 516 Arthur --- Chester --- Conrad ---
201 Birmingham 515 Asbury --- Chillicothe --- Conway ---
202 Vail 511 Ashton --- Churdan --- Coon Rapids ---
203 Seymour 501 Aspinwall --- Cincinnati --- Coppock ---
204 West Branch 501 Atalissa --- Clare --- Coralville ---
205 Riverton 497 Athelstan --- Clarence --- Corning ---
206 Albion 495 Atkins --- Clarion --- Correctionville ---
207 Alden 495 Auburn --- Clarksville --- Corwith ---
208 Princeton 494 Audubon --- Clayton --- Corydon ---
209 Murray 491 Aurelia --- Clear Lake --- Cotter ---
210 Lawler 487 Aurora --- Clearfield --- Coulter city ---
211 Reinbeck 482 Avoca --- Cleghorn --- Council Bluffs ---
212 Anita 479 Ayrshire --- Clemons --- Craig ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
213 Durant 475 Badger --- Clermont --- Crawfordsville ---
214 Casey 473 Bagley --- Clinton --- Crescent ---
215 Farley 471 Baldwin --- Clio --- Cresco ---
216 Lime Springs 470 Balltown --- Clive --- Creston ---
217 Montour 457 Bancroft --- Clutier --- Cromwell ---
218 Emerson 456 Bankston --- Coburg --- Crystal Lake ---
219 Liscomb 452 Barnes City --- Coggon --- Cumberland ---
220 Dallas Center 450 Barnum --- Coin --- Cumming ---
221 Pleasantville 449 Bassett --- Colesburg --- Curlew ---
222 Shelby 449 Battle Creek --- Colfax --- Cushing ---
223 Westside 446 Baxter --- College Springs --- Cylinder ---
224 Ossian 444 Bayard --- Collins --- Dakota City ---
225 Polk City 443 Beacon --- Colo --- Dallas Center ---
226 Hastings 440 Beaconsfield --- Columbus City --- Dana ---
227 Fort Atkinson 435 Beaman --- Colwell --- Danbury ---
228 Elgin 428 Beaver --- Conesville --- Danville ---
229 Arcadia 426 Belmond --- Conrad --- Davis City ---
230 Alta 423 Bennett --- Conway --- Dawson ---
231 Conway 423 Benton --- Coon Rapids --- Dayton ---
232 Mediapolis 423 Berkley --- Coppock --- De Soto ---
233 New Albin 423 Bernard --- Coralville --- De Witt ---
234 Monona 420 Bertram --- Corning --- Decatur City ---
235 Arlington 417 Bettendorf --- Correctionville --- Decorah ---
236 Delta 416 Bevington --- Corwith --- Dedham ---
237 Malcom 416 Blairsburg --- Cotter --- Deep River ---
238 Lake Mills 414 Blanchard --- Coulter city --- Defiance ---
239 Milton 412 Blencoe --- Craig --- Delaware ---
240 Riverside 412 Blockton --- Crawfordsville --- Delhi ---
241 Delmar 410 Blue Grass --- Crescent --- Delmar ---
242 Marble Rock 409 Bode --- Cresco --- Deloit ---
243 Altoona 400 Bonaparte --- Creston --- Delphos ---
244 Buffalo 400 Bondurant --- Cromwell --- Delta ---
245 Oelwein 397 Boone --- Crystal Lake --- Denison ---
246 Carlisle 395 Bouton --- Cumberland --- Denver ---
247 Redfield 394 Boxholm --- Cumming --- Derby ---
248 Solon 383 Boyden --- Curlew --- Dexter ---
249 Farragut 380 Braddyville --- Cushing --- Diagonal ---
250 Mapleton 379 Bradgate --- Cylinder --- Dickens ---
251 Thurman 378 Brandon --- Dakota City --- Dike ---
252 Manson 377 Brayton --- Dallas Center --- Dixon ---
253 Van Meter 376 Breda --- Dana --- Dolliver ---
254 Woodburn 371 Bridgewater --- Danbury --- Donahue ---
255 Little Sioux 369 Bristow --- Danville --- Donnellson ---
256 Franklin 367 Britt --- Davis City --- Doon ---
257 Springville 365 Bronson --- Dawson --- Dougherty ---
258 Sanborn 364 Brunsville --- Dayton --- Dow City ---
259 Olin 362 Buck Grove --- De Soto --- Dows ---
260 Griswold 350 Buckeye --- De Witt --- Dumont ---
261 Oxford Junction 349 Buffalo Center --- Decatur City --- Duncombe ---
262 Davis City 348 Burt --- Dedham --- Dundee ---
263 Newell 348 Bussey --- Deep River --- Dunkerton ---
264 Coralville 347 Calamus --- Defiance --- Dunlap ---
265 De Soto 347 Callender --- Delaware --- Durango ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
266 Britt 345 Calmar --- Delhi --- Durant ---
267 Russell 345 Calumet --- Delmar --- Dyersville ---
268 Grandview 344 Cantril --- Deloit --- Dysart ---
269 Marysville 340 Carbon --- Delphos --- Eagle Grove ---
270 Story City 331 Carpenter --- Delta --- Earlham ---
271 Woodbine 330 Carson --- Denison --- Earling ---
272 Batavia 328 Carter Lake --- Denver --- Earlville ---
273 Baldwin 322 Cascade --- Derby --- Early ---
274 Blanchard 321 Casey --- Dexter --- East Peru ---
275 Garner 321 Castalia --- Diagonal --- Eddyville ---
276 Orange City 320 Castana --- Dickens --- Edgewood ---
277 Tabor 320 Center Junction --- Dike --- Elberon ---
278 Winthrop 320 Central City --- Dixon --- Eldon ---
279 Sheffield 307 Centralia --- Dolliver --- Eldora ---
280 Sibley 301 Charlotte --- Donahue --- Eldridge ---
281 Drakesville 300 Charter Oak --- Donnellson --- Elgin ---
282 Letts 300 Chatsworth --- Doon --- Elk Horn ---
283 Colo 296 Chelsea --- Dougherty --- Elk Run Heights ---
284 Lynnville 296 Chester --- Dow City --- Elkader ---
285 Mitchell 295 Churdan --- Dows --- Elkhart ---
286 Charlotte 294 Cincinnati --- Drakesville --- Elkport ---
287 Dow City 291 Clare --- Dumont --- Elliott ---
288 Andrew 288 Clarksville --- Duncombe --- Ellston ---
289 Neola 286 Clayton --- Dundee --- Ellsworth ---
290 Nichols 286 Clearfield --- Dunkerton --- Elma ---
291 Sumner 285 Cleghorn --- Dunlap --- Ely ---
292 Lacona 282 Clemons --- Durango --- Emerson ---
293 Kirkville 280 Clermont --- Dyersville --- Emmetsburg ---
294 Spirit Lake 277 Clio --- Dysart --- Epworth ---
295 Rome 276 Clive --- Eagle Grove --- Essex ---
296 Maynard 270 Clutier --- Earlham --- Estherville ---
297 Chelsea 263 Coburg --- Earling --- Evansdale ---
298 Gowrie 261 Coggon --- Earlville --- Everly ---
299 Earlham 260 Coin --- Early --- Exira ---
300 Garrison 255 Colesburg --- East Peru --- Exline ---
301 Harper 254 Colfax --- Edgewood --- Fairbank ---
302 Richland 254 College Springs --- Elberon --- Fairfax ---
303 Stanwood 254 Collins --- Eldon --- Farley ---
304 Cantril 252 Columbus City --- Eldora --- Farmersburg ---
305 Lake City 249 Colwell --- Eldridge --- Farnhamville ---
306 Rockwell 249 Conesville --- Elgin --- Farragut ---
307 Dakota City 248 Conrad --- Elk Horn --- Fayette ---
308 Stanton 247 Conway --- Elk Run Heights --- Fenton ---
309 Waukee 245 Coon Rapids --- Elkhart --- Ferguson ---
310 Conesville 244 Coppock --- Elkport --- Fertile ---
311 Dayton 239 Coralville --- Elliott --- Floris ---
312 Plymouth 239 Corning --- Ellston --- Floyd ---
313 Decatur City 235 Correctionville --- Ellsworth --- Fonda ---
314 Chillicothe 234 Corwith --- Elma --- Fontanelle ---
315 Grand Mound 234 Cotter --- Ely --- Forest City ---
316 Aurelia 225 Coulter city --- Emerson --- Fort Atkinson ---
317 Searsboro 225 Craig --- Emmetsburg --- Fort Dodge ---
318 Waucoma 225 Crescent --- Epworth --- Fostoria ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
319 Cambridge 223 Crystal Lake --- Essex --- Franklin ---
320 Fairbank 223 Cumberland --- Estherville --- Fraser ---
321 Rock Falls 221 Cumming --- Evansdale --- Fredericksburg ---
322 Braddyville 214 Curlew --- Everly --- Frederika ---
323 Randolph 213 Cushing --- Exline --- Fremont ---
324 Ladora 211 Cylinder --- Fairbank --- Fruitland ---
325 Wall Lake 208 Dana --- Fairfax --- Galt ---
326 Battle Creek 205 Danbury --- Farley --- Galva ---
327 Macksburg 204 Danville --- Farmersburg --- Garber ---
328 Fredericksburg 203 Davis City --- Farmington --- Garden Grove ---
329 Beaman 201 Dawson --- Farnhamville --- Garnavillo ---
330 Madrid 200 Dayton --- Farragut --- Garner ---
331 Rose Hill 199 De Soto --- Fayette --- Garrison ---
332 Bristow 198 Decatur City --- Fenton --- Garwin ---
333 Unionville 196 Dedham --- Ferguson --- Geneva ---
334 Lost Nation 193 Deep River --- Fertile --- George ---
335 Center Junction 190 Defiance --- Floris --- Gibson ---
336 Cincinnati 189 Delaware --- Floyd --- Gilbert ---
337 Patterson 186 Delmar --- Fonda --- Gilbertville ---
338 Pomeroy 185 Delphos --- Fontanelle --- Gillett Grove ---
339 Silver City 185 Delta --- Forest City --- Gilman ---
340 St. Charles 183 Denver --- Fort Atkinson --- Gilmore City ---
341 Sioux Rapids 181 Derby --- Fostoria --- Gladbrook ---
342 Elliott 177 Dexter --- Fraser --- Glenwood ---
343 Moravia 173 Diagonal --- Fredericksburg --- Glidden ---
344 Marcus 171 Dickens --- Frederika --- Goldfield ---
345 Kellerton 169 Dike --- Fredonia --- Goodell ---
346 Fonda 168 Dixon --- Fremont --- Goose Lake ---
347 Livermore 168 Dolliver --- Fruitland --- Gowrie ---
348 Sergeant Bluff 167 Donahue --- Galt --- Graettinger ---
349 Calamus 163 Donnellson --- Galva --- Graf ---
350 La Motte 161 Doon --- Garber --- Grafton ---
351 Imogene 158 Dougherty --- Garden Grove --- Grand Junction ---
352 Mondamin 158 Dow City --- Garnavillo --- Grand Mound ---
353 Fredonia 157 Dows --- Garner --- Grand River ---
354 Martinsburg 154 Dumont --- Garrison --- Grandview ---
355 Clarion 147 Duncombe --- Garwin --- Granger ---
356 Primghar 143 Dundee --- Geneva --- Grant ---
357 Estherville 138 Dunkerton --- George --- Granville ---
358 Carpenter 131 Dunlap --- Gibson --- Gravity ---
359 Wadena 128 Durango --- Gilbert --- Gray ---
360 Pacific Junction 123 Dyersville --- Gilbertville --- Greeley ---
361 Numa 122 Dysart --- Gillett Grove --- Greene ---
362 Morrison 116 Eagle Grove --- Gilman --- Greenfield ---
363 Wiota 110 Earling --- Gilmore City --- Greenville ---
364 Breda 109 Earlville --- Gladbrook --- Grimes ---
365 Whittemore 105 Early --- Glidden --- Grinnell ---
366 Milo 100 East Peru --- Goldfield --- Griswold ---
367 Rock Valley 100 Edgewood --- Goodell --- Grundy Center ---
368 Goldfield 99 Elberon --- Goose Lake --- Gruver ---
369 Swan 99 Eldon --- Gowrie --- Guernsey ---
370 Randalia 97 Eldridge --- Graettinger --- Guthrie Center ---
371 Rockwell City 90 Elgin --- Graf --- Guttenberg ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
372 Correctionville 86 Elk Horn --- Grafton --- Halbur ---
373 Redding 85 Elk Run Heights --- Grand Junction --- Hamburg ---
374 Paton 84 Elkhart --- Grand Mound --- Hamilton ---
375 Coburg 83 Elkport --- Grand River --- Hampton ---
376 Ruthven 73 Elliott --- Granger --- Hancock ---
377 Danbury 69 Ellston --- Grant --- Hanlontown ---
378 Goose Lake 61 Ellsworth --- Granville --- Hansell ---
379 Whiting 56 Elma --- Gravity --- Harcourt ---
380 Coon Rapids 54 Ely --- Gray --- Hardy ---
381 Brayton 38 Emerson --- Greeley --- Harlan ---
382 Exline 34 Epworth --- Greene --- Harper ---
383 Orient 31 Essex --- Greenfield --- Harpers Ferry ---
384 Hawkeye 21 Estherville --- Greenville --- Harris ---
385 Ackworth --- Evansdale --- Grimes --- Hartford ---
386 Ainsworth --- Everly --- Griswold --- Hartley ---
387 Akron --- Exline --- Grundy Center --- Hartwick ---
388 Albert City --- Fairbank --- Gruver --- Harvey ---
389 Alburnett --- Fairfax --- Guernsey --- Hastings ---
390 Alexander --- Farley --- Guthrie Center --- Havelock ---
391 Alleman --- Farmersburg --- Halbur --- Haverhill ---
392 Allison --- Farnhamville --- Hampton --- Hawarden ---
393 Alta Vista --- Farragut --- Hancock --- Hawkeye ---
394 Alton --- Fayette --- Hanlontown --- Hayesville ---
395 Alvord --- Fenton --- Hansell --- Hazleton ---
396 Andover --- Ferguson --- Harcourt --- Hedrick ---
397 Ankeny --- Fertile --- Hardy --- Henderson ---
398 Anthon --- Floris --- Harper --- Hepburn ---
399 Aplington --- Floyd --- Harpers Ferry --- Hiawatha ---
400 Archer --- Fonda --- Harris --- Hills ---
401 Aredale --- Fontanelle --- Hartley --- Hillsboro ---
402 Arion --- Fort Atkinson --- Hartwick --- Hinton ---
403 Arispe --- Fostoria --- Harvey --- Holland ---
404 Armstrong --- Fraser --- Hastings --- Holstein ---
405 Arnolds Park --- Fredericksburg --- Havelock --- Holy Cross ---
406 Arthur --- Frederika --- Haverhill --- Hopkinton ---
407 Asbury --- Fremont --- Hawarden --- Hornick ---
408 Ashton --- Fruitland --- Hawkeye --- Hospers ---
409 Aspinwall --- Galt --- Hayesville --- Houghton ---
410 Atalissa --- Galva --- Hazleton --- Hubbard ---
411 Athelstan --- Garber --- Hedrick --- Hudson ---
412 Atkins --- Garden Grove --- Henderson --- Hull ---
413 Auburn --- Garnavillo --- Hepburn --- Humboldt ---
414 Aurora --- Garner --- Hiawatha --- Humeston ---
415 Ayrshire --- Garrison --- Hills --- Huxley ---
416 Badger --- Garwin --- Hillsboro --- Ida Grove ---
417 Bagley --- Geneva --- Hinton --- Imogene ---
418 Balltown --- George --- Holland --- Independence ---
419 Bancroft --- Gibson --- Holstein --- Indianola ---
420 Bankston --- Gilbert --- Holy Cross --- Inwood ---
421 Barnes City --- Gilbertville --- Hopkinton --- Ionia ---
422 Barnum --- Gillett Grove --- Hornick --- Iowa Falls ---
423 Bassett --- Gilman --- Hospers --- Ireton ---
424 Baxter --- Gilmore City --- Houghton --- Irwin ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
425 Bayard --- Gladbrook --- Hubbard --- Jackson Junction ---
426 Beaconsfield --- Goldfield --- Hudson --- Jamaica ---
427 Beaver --- Goodell --- Hull --- Janesville ---
428 Belmond --- Goose Lake --- Humboldt --- Jefferson ---
429 Bennett --- Gowrie --- Humeston --- Jesup ---
430 Benton --- Graettinger --- Huxley --- Jewell Junction ---
431 Berkley --- Graf --- Ida Grove --- Johnston ---
432 Bernard --- Grafton --- Imogene --- Joice ---
433 Bertram --- Grand Mound --- Inwood --- Jolley ---
434 Bettendorf --- Grand River --- Ionia --- Kalona ---
435 Bevington --- Granger --- Iowa Falls --- Kamrar ---
436 Blairsburg --- Grant --- Ireton --- Kanawha ---
437 Blakesburg --- Granville --- Irwin --- Kellerton ---
438 Blencoe --- Gravity --- Jackson Junction --- Kelley ---
439 Blockton --- Gray --- Jamaica --- Kellogg ---
440 Blue Grass --- Greeley --- Janesville --- Kensett ---
441 Bode --- Greene --- Jefferson --- Kent ---
442 Bondurant --- Greenfield --- Jesup --- Keomah Village ---
443 Bouton --- Greenville --- Jewell Junction --- Keota ---
444 Boxholm --- Grimes --- Johnston --- Keswick ---
445 Boyden --- Griswold --- Joice --- Keystone ---
446 Bradgate --- Grundy Center --- Jolley --- Kimballton ---
447 Brandon --- Gruver --- Kalona --- Kingsley ---
448 Bridgewater --- Guernsey --- Kamrar --- Kinross ---
449 Bronson --- Guthrie Center --- Kanawha --- Kirkman ---
450 Brunsville --- Halbur --- Kellerton --- Kirkville ---
451 Buck Grove --- Hancock --- Kelley --- Kiron ---
452 Buckeye --- Hanlontown --- Kellogg --- Klemme ---
453 Buffalo Center --- Hansell --- Kensett --- Knierim ---
454 Burt --- Harcourt --- Kent --- Knoxville ---
455 Bussey --- Hardy --- Keomah Village --- La Motte ---
456 Callender --- Harper --- Keosauqua --- La Porte City ---
457 Calumet --- Harpers Ferry --- Keota --- Lacona ---
458 Carbon --- Harris --- Keswick --- Ladora ---
459 Carson --- Hartley --- Keystone --- Lake City ---
460 Carter Lake --- Hartwick --- Kimballton --- Lake Mills ---
461 Castalia --- Harvey --- Kingsley --- Lake Park ---
462 Castana --- Hastings --- Kinross --- Lake View ---
463 Central City --- Havelock --- Kirkman --- Lakeside ---
464 Centralia --- Haverhill --- Kirkville --- Lakota ---
465 Charter Oak --- Hawarden --- Kiron --- Lambs Grove ---
466 Chatsworth --- Hawkeye --- Klemme --- Lamoni ---
467 Chester --- Hayesville --- Knierim --- Lamont ---
468 Churdan --- Hazleton --- La Motte --- Lanesboro ---
469 Clare --- Hedrick --- La Porte City --- Lansing ---
470 Clayton --- Henderson --- Lacona --- Larchwood ---
471 Clearfield --- Hepburn --- Ladora --- Larrabee ---
472 Cleghorn --- Hiawatha --- Lake City --- Latimer ---
473 Clemons --- Hills --- Lake Mills --- Laurel ---
474 Clio --- Hillsboro --- Lake Park --- Laurens ---
475 Clive --- Hinton --- Lake View --- Lawler ---
476 Clutier --- Holland --- Lakeside --- Lawton ---
477 Coggon --- Holstein --- Lakota --- Le Claire ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
478 Coin --- Holy Cross --- Lambs Grove --- Le Grand ---
479 Colesburg --- Hopkinton --- Lamoni --- Le Mars ---
480 Collins --- Hornick --- Lamont --- Le Roy ---
481 Colwell --- Hospers --- Lanesboro --- Ledyard ---
482 Conrad --- Houghton --- Lansing --- Lehigh ---
483 Coppock --- Hubbard --- Larchwood --- Leighton ---
484 Corwith --- Hudson --- Larrabee --- Leland ---
485 Cotter --- Hull --- Latimer --- Lenox ---
486 Coulter city --- Humeston --- Laurel --- Leon ---
487 Craig --- Huxley --- Laurens --- Lester ---
488 Crawfordsville --- Imogene --- Lawler --- Letts ---
489 Crescent --- Inwood --- Lawton --- Lewis ---
490 Cromwell --- Ionia --- Le Grand --- Libertyville ---
491 Crystal Lake --- Iowa Falls --- Le Mars --- Lidderdale ---
492 Cumberland --- Ireton --- Le Roy --- Lime Springs ---
493 Cumming --- Irwin --- Ledyard --- Lincoln ---
494 Curlew --- Jackson Junction --- Lehigh --- Linden ---
495 Cushing --- Jamaica --- Leighton --- Lineville ---
496 Cylinder --- Janesville --- Leland --- Linn Grove ---
497 Dana --- Jesup --- Lenox --- Lisbon ---
498 Danville --- Jewell Junction --- Leon --- Liscomb ---
499 Dawson --- Johnston --- Lester --- Little Rock ---
500 Dedham --- Joice --- Letts --- Little Sioux ---
501 Deep River --- Jolley --- Lewis --- Littleport ---
502 Defiance --- Kalona --- Libertyville --- Livermore ---
503 Delaware --- Kamrar --- Lidderdale --- Lockridge ---
504 Delhi --- Kanawha --- Lime Springs --- Logan ---
505 Deloit --- Kellerton --- Lincoln --- Lohrville ---
506 Delphos --- Kelley --- Linden --- Lone Rock ---
507 Denver --- Kellogg --- Lineville --- Lone Tree ---
508 Derby --- Kensett --- Linn Grove --- Long Grove ---
509 Diagonal --- Kent --- Liscomb --- Lorimor ---
510 Dickens --- Keomah Village --- Little Rock --- Lost Nation ---
511 Dike --- Keota --- Little Sioux --- Lovilia ---
512 Dixon --- Keswick --- Littleport --- Low Moor ---
513 Dolliver --- Keystone --- Livermore --- Lowden ---
514 Donahue --- Kimballton --- Lockridge --- Lu Verne ---
515 Donnellson --- Kingsley --- Logan --- Luana ---
516 Doon --- Kinross --- Lohrville --- Lucas ---
517 Dougherty --- Kirkman --- Lone Rock --- Luther ---
518 Dows --- Kiron --- Lone Tree --- Luxemburg ---
519 Dumont --- Klemme --- Long Grove --- Luzerne ---
520 Duncombe --- Knierim --- Lorimor --- Lynnville ---
521 Dundee --- La Motte --- Lost Nation --- Lytton ---
522 Dunkerton --- La Porte City --- Lovilia --- Macedonia ---
523 Durango --- Lacona --- Low Moor --- Macksburg ---
524 Eagle Grove --- Ladora --- Lowden --- Madrid ---
525 Earling --- Lake Mills --- Lu Verne --- Magnolia ---
526 Early --- Lake Park --- Luana --- Malcom ---
527 East Peru --- Lake View --- Lucas --- Mallard ---
528 Edgewood --- Lakeside --- Luther --- Maloy ---
529 Elberon --- Lakota --- Luxemburg --- Malvern ---
530 Eldridge --- Lambs Grove --- Luzerne --- Manchester ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
531 Elk Horn --- Lamoni --- Lynnville --- Manilla ---
532 Elk Run Heights --- Lamont --- Lytton --- Manly ---
533 Elkhart --- Lanesboro --- Macedonia --- Manning ---
534 Elkport --- Larchwood --- Macksburg --- Manson ---
535 Ellston --- Larrabee --- Madrid --- Mapleton ---
536 Ellsworth --- Latimer --- Magnolia --- Marathon ---
537 Elma --- Laurel --- Malcom --- Marble Rock ---
538 Ely --- Laurens --- Mallard --- Marcus ---
539 Epworth --- Lawler --- Maloy --- Marion ---
540 Evansdale --- Lawton --- Malvern --- Marne ---
541 Everly --- Le Grand --- Manchester --- Marquette ---
542 Fairfax --- Le Mars --- Manilla --- Marshalltown ---
543 Farmersburg --- Le Roy --- Manly --- Martelle ---
544 Farnhamville --- Ledyard --- Manning --- Martensdale ---
545 Fenton --- Lehigh --- Manson --- Martinsburg ---
546 Ferguson --- Leighton --- Marathon --- Marysville ---
547 Fertile --- Leland --- Marble Rock --- Mason City ---
548 Floris --- Lenox --- Marcus --- Masonville ---
549 Floyd --- Lester --- Marengo --- Massena ---
550 Fostoria --- Libertyville --- Marne --- Matlock ---
551 Fraser --- Lidderdale --- Marquette --- Maurice ---
552 Frederika --- Lime Springs --- Marshalltown --- Maxwell ---
553 Fremont --- Lincoln --- Martelle --- Maynard ---
554 Fruitland --- Linden --- Martensdale --- Maysville ---
555 Galt --- Lineville --- Martinsburg --- McCallsburg ---
556 Galva --- Linn Grove --- Mason City --- McCausland ---
557 Garber --- Lisbon --- Masonville --- McClelland ---
558 Garnavillo --- Liscomb --- Massena --- McGregor ---
559 Garwin --- Little Rock --- Matlock --- McIntire ---
560 Geneva --- Little Sioux --- Maurice --- Mechanicsville ---
561 George --- Littleport --- Maxwell --- Mediapolis ---
562 Gibson --- Livermore --- Maynard --- Melbourne ---
563 Gilbert --- Lockridge --- Maysville --- Melcher-Dallas ---
564 Gilbertville --- Logan --- McCallsburg --- Melrose ---
565 Gillett Grove --- Lohrville --- McCausland --- Melvin ---
566 Gilmore City --- Lone Rock --- McClelland --- Menlo ---
567 Gladbrook --- Lone Tree --- McIntire --- Meriden ---
568 Goodell --- Long Grove --- Mediapolis --- Merrill ---
569 Graettinger --- Lorimor --- Melbourne --- Meservey ---
570 Graf --- Lost Nation --- Melcher-Dallas --- Middletown ---
571 Grafton --- Lovilia --- Melrose --- Miles ---
572 Grand River --- Low Moor --- Melvin --- Milford ---
573 Granger --- Lu Verne --- Menlo --- Millersburg ---
574 Grant --- Luana --- Meriden --- Millerton ---
575 Granville --- Lucas --- Merrill --- Millville ---
576 Gravity --- Luther --- Meservey --- Milo ---
577 Gray --- Luxemburg --- Middletown --- Milton ---
578 Greeley --- Lynnville --- Miles --- Minburn ---
579 Greenville --- Lytton --- Milford --- Minden ---
580 Grimes --- Macedonia --- Millersburg --- Mingo ---
581 Gruver --- Macksburg --- Millerton --- Missouri Valley ---
582 Guernsey --- Madrid --- Millville --- Mitchell ---
583 Halbur --- Malcom --- Milo --- Mitchellville ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
584 Hamilton --- Mallard --- Milton --- Modale ---
585 Hancock --- Maloy --- Minburn --- Mondamin ---
586 Hanlontown --- Malvern --- Minden --- Monmouth ---
587 Hansell --- Manilla --- Mingo --- Monona ---
588 Harcourt --- Manly --- Missouri Valley --- Monroe ---
589 Hardy --- Manning --- Mitchell --- Montezuma ---
590 Harpers Ferry --- Manson --- Mitchellville --- Monticello ---
591 Harris --- Mapleton --- Modale --- Montour ---
592 Hartford --- Marathon --- Mondamin --- Moorhead ---
593 Hartley --- Marble Rock --- Monmouth --- Moorland ---
594 Hartwick --- Marcus --- Monona --- Moravia ---
595 Harvey --- Marne --- Monroe --- Morley ---
596 Havelock --- Marquette --- Monticello --- Morning Sun ---
597 Haverhill --- Martelle --- Montour --- Morrison ---
598 Hawarden --- Martensdale --- Montrose --- Moulton ---
599 Hayesville --- Martinsburg --- Moorhead --- Mount Auburn ---
600 Hazleton --- Masonville --- Moorland --- Mount Ayr ---
601 Hedrick --- Massena --- Morley --- Mount Sterling ---
602 Henderson --- Matlock --- Morrison --- Mount Union ---
603 Hepburn --- Maurice --- Moulton --- Mount Vernon ---
604 Hiawatha --- Maxwell --- Mount Auburn --- Moville ---
605 Hills --- Maynard --- Mount Ayr --- Murray ---
606 Hillsboro --- Maysville --- Mount Sterling --- Muscatine ---
607 Hinton --- McCallsburg --- Mount Union --- Mystic ---
608 Holland --- McCausland --- Mount Vernon --- Nashua ---
609 Holstein --- McClelland --- Moville --- Nemaha ---
610 Holy Cross --- McIntire --- Murray --- Neola ---
611 Hornick --- Mediapolis --- Muscatine --- Nevada ---
612 Hospers --- Melbourne --- Mystic --- New Albin ---
613 Houghton --- Melcher-Dallas --- Nashua --- New Hampton ---
614 Hubbard --- Melrose --- Nemaha --- New Hartford ---
615 Hudson --- Melvin --- Neola --- New Liberty ---
616 Hull --- Menlo --- New Albin --- New London ---
617 Humeston --- Meriden --- New Hampton --- New Market ---
618 Huxley --- Merrill --- New Hartford --- New Providence ---
619 Inwood --- Meservey --- New Liberty --- New Sharon ---
620 Ionia --- Middletown --- New London --- New Vienna ---
621 Ireton --- Miles --- New Market --- New Virginia ---
622 Irwin --- Milford --- New Providence --- Newell ---
623 Jackson Junction --- Millersburg --- New Sharon --- Newhall ---
624 Jamaica --- Millerton --- New Vienna --- Newton ---
625 Janesville --- Millville --- New Virginia --- Nichols ---
626 Jewell Junction --- Milo --- Newell --- Nodaway ---
627 Johnston --- Milton --- Newhall --- Nora Springs ---
628 Joice --- Minburn --- Newton --- North Buena Vista ---
629 Jolley --- Minden --- Nichols --- North English ---
630 Kalona --- Mingo --- Nodaway --- North Liberty ---
631 Kamrar --- Missouri Valley --- Nora Springs --- North Washington ---
632 Kanawha --- Mitchellville --- North Buena Vista --- Northboro ---
633 Kelley --- Modale --- North English --- Northwood ---
634 Kensett --- Mondamin --- North Liberty --- Norwalk ---
635 Kent --- Monmouth --- North Washington --- Norway ---
636 Keomah Village --- Monona --- Northboro --- Numa ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
637 Keswick --- Monroe --- Northwood --- Oakland ---
638 Keystone --- Montour --- Norwalk --- Oakland Acres ---
639 Kimballton --- Moorhead --- Norway --- Oakville ---
640 Kingsley --- Moorland --- Numa --- Ocheyedan ---
641 Kinross --- Morley --- Oakland --- Odebolt ---
642 Kirkman --- Morrison --- Oakland Acres --- Oelwein ---
643 Kiron --- Mount Auburn --- Oakville --- Ogden ---
644 Klemme --- Mount Sterling --- Ocheyedan --- Okoboji ---
645 Knierim --- Mount Union --- Odebolt --- Olds ---
646 Lake Park --- Moville --- Oelwein --- Olin ---
647 Lake View --- Murray --- Ogden --- Ollie ---
648 Lakeside --- Mystic --- Okoboji --- Onawa ---
649 Lakota --- Nemaha --- Olds --- Onslow ---
650 Lambs Grove --- Neola --- Olin --- Orange City ---
651 Lamoni --- New Albin --- Ollie --- Orchard ---
652 Lamont --- New Hartford --- Onawa --- Orient ---
653 Lanesboro --- New Liberty --- Onslow --- Orleans ---
654 Larchwood --- New London --- Orange City --- Osage ---
655 Larrabee --- New Market --- Orchard --- Osceola ---
656 Latimer --- New Providence --- Orient --- Oskaloosa ---
657 Laurel --- New Sharon --- Orleans --- Ossian ---
658 Laurens --- New Vienna --- Osage --- Osterdock ---
659 Lawton --- New Virginia --- Osceola --- Otho ---
660 Le Grand --- Newell --- Oskaloosa --- Oto ---
661 Le Roy --- Newhall --- Ossian --- Ottosen ---
662 Ledyard --- Nichols --- Osterdock --- Ottumwa ---
663 Lehigh --- Nodaway --- Otho --- Owasa ---
664 Leighton --- Nora Springs --- Oto --- Oxford ---
665 Leland --- North Buena Vista --- Ottosen --- Oxford Junction ---
666 Lester --- North English --- Owasa --- Oyens ---
667 Libertyville --- North Liberty --- Oxford --- Pacific Junction ---
668 Lidderdale --- North Washington --- Oxford Junction --- Packwood ---
669 Lincoln --- Northboro --- Oyens --- Palmer ---
670 Linden --- Norwalk --- Pacific Junction --- Palo ---
671 Linn Grove --- Norway --- Packwood --- Panama ---
672 Little Rock --- Numa --- Palmer --- Panora ---
673 Littleport --- Oakland --- Palo --- Panorama Park ---
674 Lockridge --- Oakland Acres --- Panama --- Parkersburg ---
675 Lohrville --- Oakville --- Panorama Park --- Parnell ---
676 Lone Rock --- Ocheyedan --- Parkersburg --- Paton ---
677 Lone Tree --- Odebolt --- Parnell --- Patterson ---
678 Long Grove --- Oelwein --- Paton --- Paullina ---
679 Lorimor --- Ogden --- Patterson --- Pella ---
680 Lovilia --- Okoboji --- Paullina --- Peosta ---
681 Low Moor --- Olds --- Peosta --- Perry ---
682 Lowden --- Olin --- Perry --- Persia ---
683 Lu Verne --- Ollie --- Persia --- Peterson ---
684 Luana --- Onslow --- Peterson --- Pierson ---
685 Luther --- Orange City --- Pierson --- Pilot Mound ---
686 Luxemburg --- Orchard --- Pilot Mound --- Pioneer ---
687 Luzerne --- Orient --- Pioneer --- Pisgah ---
688 Lytton --- Orleans --- Pisgah --- Plainfield ---
689 Macedonia --- Ossian --- Plainfield --- Plano ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
690 Magnolia --- Osterdock --- Plano --- Pleasant Hill ---
691 Mallard --- Otho --- Pleasant Hill --- Pleasant Plain ---
692 Maloy --- Oto --- Pleasant Plain --- Pleasanton ---
693 Manilla --- Ottosen --- Pleasanton --- Pleasantville ---
694 Manly --- Owasa --- Pleasantville --- Plover ---
695 Manning --- Oxford --- Plover --- Plymouth ---
696 Marathon --- Oxford Junction --- Plymouth --- Pocahontas ---
697 Marne --- Oyens --- Pocahontas --- Polk City ---
698 Martelle --- Pacific Junction --- Polk City --- Pomeroy ---
699 Martensdale --- Packwood --- Pomeroy --- Popejoy ---
700 Masonville --- Palmer --- Popejoy --- Portsmouth ---
701 Massena --- Palo --- Portsmouth --- Postville ---
702 Matlock --- Panama --- Postville --- Prairie City ---
703 Maurice --- Panorama Park --- Prairie City --- Prairieburg ---
704 Maxwell --- Parkersburg --- Prairieburg --- Prescott ---
705 Maysville --- Parnell --- Prescott --- Preston ---
706 McCallsburg --- Paton --- Preston --- Primghar ---
707 McCausland --- Patterson --- Primghar --- Princeton ---
708 McClelland --- Paullina --- Promise City --- Promise City ---
709 McIntire --- Peosta --- Protivin --- Protivin ---
710 Melbourne --- Perry --- Pulaski --- Pulaski ---
711 Melcher-Dallas --- Persia --- Quasqueton --- Quasqueton ---
712 Melrose --- Pierson --- Quimby --- Quimby ---
713 Melvin --- Pilot Mound --- Radcliffe --- Radcliffe ---
714 Menlo --- Pioneer --- Rake --- Rake ---
715 Meriden --- Pisgah --- Ralston --- Ralston ---
716 Merrill --- Plainfield --- Randalia --- Randalia ---
717 Meservey --- Plano --- Randall --- Randall ---
718 Middletown --- Pleasant Hill --- Randolph --- Randolph ---
719 Miles --- Pleasant Plain --- Rathbun --- Rathbun ---
720 Milford --- Pleasanton --- Raymond --- Raymond ---
721 Millersburg --- Pleasantville --- Readlyn --- Readlyn ---
722 Millerton --- Plover --- Reasnor --- Reasnor ---
723 Millville --- Plymouth --- Red Oak --- Red Oak ---
724 Minburn --- Pocahontas --- Redding --- Redding ---
725 Minden --- Polk City --- Redfield --- Redfield ---
726 Mingo --- Pomeroy --- Reinbeck --- Reinbeck ---
727 Modale --- Popejoy --- Rembrandt --- Rembrandt ---
728 Monmouth --- Portsmouth --- Remsen --- Remsen ---
729 Moorhead --- Postville --- Renwick --- Renwick ---
730 Moorland --- Prairie City --- Rhodes --- Rhodes ---
731 Morley --- Prescott --- Riceville --- Riceville ---
732 Mount Auburn --- Preston --- Richland --- Rickardsville ---
733 Mount Sterling --- Primghar --- Rickardsville --- Ricketts ---
734 Mount Union --- Promise City --- Ricketts --- Ridgeway ---
735 Moville --- Protivin --- Ridgeway --- Rinard ---
736 Mystic --- Pulaski --- Rinard --- Ringsted ---
737 Nemaha --- Quasqueton --- Ringsted --- Rippey ---
738 New Hartford --- Quimby --- Rippey --- Riverdale ---
739 New Liberty --- Radcliffe --- Riverdale --- Riverside ---
740 New Market --- Rake --- Riverside --- Riverton ---
741 New Providence --- Ralston --- Riverton --- Robins ---
742 New Vienna --- Randalia --- Robins --- Rock Falls ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
743 New Virginia --- Randall --- Rock Falls --- Rock Rapids ---
744 Newhall --- Randolph --- Rock Rapids --- Rock Valley ---
745 Nodaway --- Rathbun --- Rock Valley --- Rockford ---
746 North Buena Vista --- Raymond --- Rockford --- Rockwell ---
747 North English --- Readlyn --- Rockwell --- Rockwell City ---
748 North Liberty --- Reasnor --- Rockwell City --- Rodman ---
749 North Washington --- Redding --- Rodman --- Rodney ---
750 Northboro --- Redfield --- Rodney --- Roland ---
751 Norwalk --- Reinbeck --- Roland --- Rolfe ---
752 Norway --- Rembrandt --- Rolfe --- Rome ---
753 Oakland --- Remsen --- Rome --- Rose Hill ---
754 Oakland Acres --- Renwick --- Rose Hill --- Rossie ---
755 Oakville --- Rhodes --- Rossie --- Rowan ---
756 Ocheyedan --- Riceville --- Rowan --- Rowley ---
757 Okoboji --- Richland --- Rowley --- Royal ---
758 Olds --- Rickardsville --- Royal --- Rudd ---
759 Ollie --- Ricketts --- Rudd --- Runnells ---
760 Onslow --- Ridgeway --- Runnells --- Russell ---
761 Orchard --- Rinard --- Russell --- Ruthven ---
762 Orleans --- Ringsted --- Ruthven --- Rutland ---
763 Osterdock --- Rippey --- Rutland --- Ryan ---
764 Otho --- Riverdale --- Ryan --- Sac City ---
765 Oto --- Riverside --- Sac City --- Sageville ---
766 Ottosen --- Riverton --- Sageville --- Salem ---
767 Owasa --- Robins --- Salem --- Salix ---
768 Oyens --- Rock Rapids --- Salix --- Sanborn ---
769 Packwood --- Rock Valley --- Sanborn --- Sandyville ---
770 Palmer --- Rockford --- Sandyville --- Scarville ---
771 Palo --- Rockwell --- Scarville --- Schaller ---
772 Panama --- Rockwell City --- Schaller --- Schleswig ---
773 Panorama Park --- Rodman --- Schleswig --- Scranton ---
774 Parnell --- Rodney --- Scranton --- Searsboro ---
775 Paullina --- Roland --- Searsboro --- Sergeant Bluff ---
776 Peosta --- Rolfe --- Sergeant Bluff --- Seymour ---
777 Persia --- Rome --- Seymour --- Shambaugh ---
778 Peterson --- Rose Hill --- Shambaugh --- Shannon City ---
779 Pierson --- Rossie --- Shannon City --- Sharpsburg ---
780 Pilot Mound --- Rowan --- Sharpsburg --- Sheffield ---
781 Pioneer --- Rowley --- Sheffield --- Shelby ---
782 Pisgah --- Royal --- Shelby --- Sheldahl ---
783 Plainfield --- Rudd --- Sheldahl --- Sheldon ---
784 Plano --- Runnells --- Sheldon --- Shell Rock ---
785 Pleasant Hill --- Ruthven --- Shell Rock --- Shellsburg ---
786 Pleasant Plain --- Rutland --- Shellsburg --- Shenandoah ---
787 Pleasanton --- Ryan --- Shenandoah --- Sherrill ---
788 Plover --- Sageville --- Sherrill --- Shueyville ---
789 Pocahontas --- Salem --- Shueyville --- Sibley ---
790 Popejoy --- Salix --- Sibley --- Sidney ---
791 Portsmouth --- Sanborn --- Sigourney --- Silver City ---
792 Prairieburg --- Sandyville --- Silver City --- Sioux Center ---
793 Prescott --- Scarville --- Sioux Center --- Sioux City ---
794 Preston --- Schaller --- Sioux City --- Sioux Rapids ---
795 Promise City --- Schleswig --- Sioux Rapids --- Slater ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
796 Protivin --- Scranton --- Slater --- Sloan ---
797 Pulaski --- Searsboro --- Sloan --- Smithland ---
798 Quasqueton --- Sergeant Bluff --- Smithland --- Soldier ---
799 Quimby --- Seymour --- Soldier --- Solon ---
800 Radcliffe --- Shambaugh --- Solon --- Somers ---
801 Rake --- Shannon City --- Somers --- South English ---
802 Ralston --- Sharpsburg --- South English --- Spencer ---
803 Randall --- Sheffield --- Spencer --- Spillville ---
804 Rathbun --- Shelby --- Spillville --- Spirit Lake ---
805 Raymond --- Sheldahl --- Spirit Lake --- Spragueville ---
806 Readlyn --- Sheldon --- Spragueville --- Spring Hill ---
807 Reasnor --- Shell Rock --- Spring Hill --- Springbrook ---
808 Rembrandt --- Shellsburg --- Springbrook --- Springville ---
809 Remsen --- Shenandoah --- Springville --- St. Ansgar ---
810 Renwick --- Sherrill --- St. Ansgar --- St. Anthony ---
811 Rhodes --- Shueyville --- St. Anthony --- St. Charles ---
812 Riceville --- Sibley --- St. Charles --- St. Donatus ---
813 Rickardsville --- Silver City --- St. Donatus --- St. Lucas ---
814 Ricketts --- Sioux Center --- St. Lucas --- St. Marys ---
815 Ridgeway --- Slater --- St. Marys --- St. Olaf ---
816 Rinard --- Sloan --- St. Olaf --- St. Paul ---
817 Ringsted --- Smithland --- St. Paul --- Stacyville ---
818 Rippey --- Soldier --- Stacyville --- Stanhope ---
819 Riverdale --- Solon --- Stanhope --- Stanley ---
820 Robins --- Somers --- Stanley --- Stanton ---
821 Rock Rapids --- South English --- Stanton --- Stanwood ---
822 Rodman --- Spencer --- Stanwood --- State Center ---
823 Rodney --- Spillville --- State Center --- Steamboat Rock ---
824 Roland --- Spragueville --- Steamboat Rock --- Stockport ---
825 Rolfe --- Spring Hill --- Stockport --- Stockton ---
826 Rossie --- Springbrook --- Stockton --- Storm Lake ---
827 Rowan --- Springville --- Storm Lake --- Story City ---
828 Rowley --- St. Anthony --- Story City --- Stout ---
829 Royal --- St. Charles --- Stout --- Stratford ---
830 Rudd --- St. Donatus --- Stratford --- Strawberry Point ---
831 Runnells --- St. Lucas --- Strawberry Point --- Struble ---
832 Rutland --- St. Marys --- Struble --- Stuart ---
833 Ryan --- St. Olaf --- Stuart --- Sully ---
834 Sageville --- St. Paul --- Sully --- Sumner ---
835 Salix --- Stacyville --- Sumner --- Superior ---
836 Sandyville --- Stanhope --- Superior --- Sutherland ---
837 Scarville --- Stanley --- Sutherland --- Swaledale ---
838 Schaller --- Stanton --- Swaledale --- Swan ---
839 Schleswig --- Steamboat Rock --- Swan --- Swea City ---
840 Scranton --- Stockport --- Swea City --- Swisher ---
841 Shambaugh --- Storm Lake --- Swisher --- Tabor ---
842 Shannon City --- Story City --- Tabor --- Tama ---
843 Sharpsburg --- Stout --- Tama --- Templeton ---
844 Sheldahl --- Stratford --- Templeton --- Tennant ---
845 Sherrill --- Strawberry Point --- Tennant --- Terril ---
846 Shueyville --- Struble --- Terril --- Thayer ---
847 Sioux Center --- Stuart --- Thayer --- Thompson ---
848 Slater --- Sully --- Thompson --- Thor ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
849 Sloan --- Sumner --- Thor --- Thornburg ---
850 Smithland --- Superior --- Thornburg --- Thornton ---
851 Soldier --- Sutherland --- Thornton --- Thurman ---
852 Somers --- Swaledale --- Thurman --- Tiffin ---
853 South English --- Swan --- Tiffin --- Tingley ---
854 Spillville --- Swea City --- Tingley --- Titonka ---
855 Spragueville --- Swisher --- Titonka --- Toledo ---
856 Spring Hill --- Templeton --- Toledo --- Toronto ---
857 Springbrook --- Tennant --- Toronto --- Traer ---
858 St. Anthony --- Terril --- Traer --- Treynor ---
859 St. Donatus --- Thompson --- Treynor --- Tripoli ---
860 St. Lucas --- Thor --- Tripoli --- Truesdale ---
861 St. Marys --- Thornburg --- Truesdale --- Truro ---
862 St. Olaf --- Thornton --- Truro --- Turin ---
863 St. Paul --- Thurman --- Turin --- Udell ---
864 Stacyville --- Tiffin --- Udell --- Underwood ---
865 Stanhope --- Tingley --- Underwood --- Union ---
866 Stanley --- Titonka --- Union --- Unionville ---
867 Stockport --- Toronto --- University Heights --- University Heights ---
868 Stockton --- Traer --- University Park --- University Park ---
869 Stout --- Treynor --- Urbana --- Urbana ---
870 Stratford --- Tripoli --- Urbandale --- Urbandale ---
871 Struble --- Truesdale --- Ute --- Ute ---
872 Sully --- Truro --- Vail --- Vail ---
873 Superior --- Turin --- Valeria --- Valeria ---
874 Sutherland --- Udell --- Van Horne --- Van Horne ---
875 Swaledale --- Underwood --- Van Meter --- Van Meter ---
876 Swea City --- Union --- Van Wert --- Van Wert ---
877 Swisher --- University Heights --- Varina --- Varina ---
878 Templeton --- University Park --- Ventura --- Ventura ---
879 Tennant --- Urbana --- Victor --- Victor ---
880 Terril --- Urbandale --- Villisca --- Villisca ---
881 Thayer --- Ute --- Vincent --- Vincent ---
882 Thompson --- Vail --- Vining --- Vining ---
883 Thor --- Valeria --- Vinton --- Vinton ---
884 Thornburg --- Van Horne --- Volga --- Volga ---
885 Thornton --- Van Meter --- Wadena --- Wadena ---
886 Tiffin --- Van Wert --- Wahpeton --- Wahpeton ---
887 Tingley --- Varina --- Walcott --- Walcott ---
888 Titonka --- Ventura --- Walford --- Walford ---
889 Toronto --- Victor --- Walker --- Walker ---
890 Treynor --- Vincent --- Wall Lake --- Wall Lake ---
891 Tripoli --- Vining --- Wallingford --- Wallingford ---
892 Truesdale --- Volga --- Walnut --- Walnut ---
893 Truro --- Wadena --- Washington --- Washington ---
894 Turin --- Wahpeton --- Washta --- Washta ---
895 Udell --- Walcott --- Waterloo --- Waterloo ---
896 Underwood --- Walford --- Waterville --- Waterville ---
897 University Heights --- Walker --- Waucoma --- Waucoma ---
898 University Park --- Wall Lake --- Waukee --- Waukee ---
899 Urbana --- Wallingford --- Waukon --- Waukon ---
900 Urbandale --- Walnut --- Waverly --- Waverly ---
901 Ute --- Washta --- Wayland --- Wayland ---
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
902 Valeria --- Waterville --- Webb --- Webb ---
903 Van Horne --- Waucoma --- Webster --- Webster ---
904 Van Wert --- Waukee --- Webster City --- Webster City ---
905 Varina --- Waukon --- Weldon --- Weldon ---
906 Ventura --- Wayland --- Wellman --- Wellman ---
907 Vincent --- Webb --- Wellsburg --- Wellsburg ---
908 Vining --- Webster --- Welton --- Welton ---
909 Volga --- Weldon --- Wesley --- Wesley ---
910 Wahpeton --- Wellman --- West Bend --- West Bend ---
911 Walcott --- Wellsburg --- West Branch --- West Branch ---
912 Walford --- Welton --- West Burlington --- West Burlington ---
913 Walker --- Wesley --- West Chester --- West Chester ---
914 Wallingford --- West Bend --- West Des Moines --- West Des Moines ---
915 Washta --- West Branch --- West Liberty --- West Liberty ---
916 Waterville --- West Burlington --- West Okoboji --- West Okoboji ---
917 Wayland --- West Chester --- West Point --- West Union ---
918 Webb --- West Des Moines --- West Union --- Westfield ---
919 Webster --- West Liberty --- Westfield --- Westgate ---
920 Weldon --- West Okoboji --- Westgate --- Westphalia ---
921 Wellman --- Westfield --- Westphalia --- Westside ---
922 Wellsburg --- Westgate --- Westside --- Westwood ---
923 Welton --- Westphalia --- Westwood --- What Cheer ---
924 Wesley --- Westside --- What Cheer --- Wheatland ---
925 West Bend --- Westwood --- Wheatland --- Whiting ---
926 West Burlington --- What Cheer --- Whiting --- Whittemore ---
927 West Chester --- Whiting --- Whittemore --- Whitten ---
928 West Des Moines --- Whittemore --- Whitten --- Willey ---
929 West Okoboji --- Whitten --- Willey --- Williams ---
930 Westfield --- Willey --- Williams --- Williamsburg ---
931 Westgate --- Williams --- Williamsburg --- Williamson ---
932 Westphalia --- Williamsburg --- Williamson --- Wilton ---
933 Westwood --- Williamson --- Wilton --- Windsor Heights ---
934 Whitten --- Windsor Heights --- Windsor Heights --- Winfield ---
935 Willey --- Winfield --- Winfield --- Winterset ---
936 Williams --- Winthrop --- Winthrop --- Winthrop ---
937 Williamsburg --- Wiota --- Wiota --- Wiota ---
938 Williamson --- Woden --- Woden --- Woden ---
939 Windsor Heights --- Woodbine --- Woodbine --- Woodbine ---
940 Winfield --- Woodburn --- Woodburn --- Woodburn ---
941 Woden --- Woodward --- Woodward --- Woodward ---
942 Woodward --- Woolstock --- Woolstock --- Woolstock ---
943 Woolstock --- Worthington --- Worthington --- Worthington ---
944 Worthington --- Wyoming --- Wyoming --- Wyoming ---
945 Yale --- Yale --- Yale --- Yale ---
946 Yetter --- Yetter --- Yetter --- Yetter ---
947 Yorktown --- Yorktown --- Yorktown --- Yorktown ---
948 Zearing --- Zearing --- Zearing --- Zearing ---
949 Zwingle --- Zwingle --- Zwingle --- Zwingle ---
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Censuses
2000 Census: SF1, American FactFinder, Table P1
1990 Census: STF1, American FactFinder, Table P001
1850-1980 Censuses: Iowa State University Extension, "Population in Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-1986," prepared by Willis Goudy, March 1988
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Total Population Rankings for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 1850-2000
(in alphabetical order)
1880 1870 1860 1850
Rank Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population
Prepared By: State Library of Iowa, State Data Center Program, 800-248-4483, http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/specialized-services/datacenter
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