Irvington, Iowa
Irvington, Iowa | |
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  Irvington  Irvington | |
| Coordinates: 43°0′25″N 94°11′45″W / 43.00694°N 94.19583°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Kossuth |
| Township | Irvington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38 |
| • Density | 41/sq mi (15.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 50560 |
| Area code | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-38955 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0457862 |
Irvington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Irvington Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 38.[1]
History
"Old" Irvington was founded in 1856. When the Northwestern Railway was being built through Irvington Township in 1881, the townsite was moved and "New" Irvington was laid out.[3] The community was named for author Washington Irving.[4]
Geography
Irvington is in southern Kossuth County, in the southwest corner of Irvington Township. It sits on a low bluff on the east side of the East Fork of the Des Moines River. It is 5 miles (8 km) south-southeast of Algona, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Irvington CDP has an area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all land.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Irvington CDP, Iowa". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Irvington, Iowa
- ^ Reed, Benjamin F. (1913). History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 585–586.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 87.
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