Dow City, Iowa
| Dow City, Iowa | |
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| City | |
 Location of Dow City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°55′42″N 95°29′40″W / 41.92833°N 95.49444°WCoordinates: 41°55′42″N 95°29′40″W / 41.92833°N 95.49444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Crawford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
| • Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 510 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 495 |
| • Density | 1,594/sq mi (615.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 51528 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-22215 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0455969 |
Dow City is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River. The population was 510 at the 2010 census.
Judge S. E. Dow settled at what is now Dow City in 1855. In 1869, he laid out the town in anticipation of the railroad being built through the settlement. The railroad depot was built in 1870.
Dow City is the location of the historic Dow House, which was built in 1872.
Dow City is located at 41°55′42″N 95°29′40″W / 41.92833°N 95.49444°W (41.928195, -95.494475).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2), all of it land.
Dow City is located on US Route 30 and is thirty miles north of Interstate 80.
As of the census of 2010, there were 510 people, 219 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,593.8 inhabitants per square mile (615.4/km2). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 756.3 per square mile (292.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.1% White, 0.2% Native American, 6.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.0% of the population.
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