Primghar, Iowa
| Primghar, Iowa | |
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| City | |
 Location of Primghar, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 43°5′16″N 95°37′40″W / 43.08778°N 95.62778°WCoordinates: 43°5′16″N 95°37′40″W / 43.08778°N 95.62778°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | O'Brien |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Kurt Edwards |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Land | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,526 ft (465 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 909 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 895 |
| • Density | 660/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 51245 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-64650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0460449 |
| Website | City of Primghar |
Primghar is a city in and the county seat of O'Brien County, Iowa, United States, United States. The population was 909 at the 2010 census. Primghar is 23.5 miles south of Iowa State Highway 9, 28 miles east of Sioux Center, and 6.75 miles north of Iowa State Highway 10.
In a brief history of O'Brien County, Arthur M. Schierholz states: "the courthouse location in (the village of) O'Brien in the extreme southeast corner of the county became a growing issue. To resolve the matter, an election was held on November 11, 1872, to determine the location of the courthouse." A total of 360 votes were cast, with 307 voting to move the courthouse to the exact geographical center of the county. Another historian wrote, "Probably the only case in Iowa, perhaps anywhere, where a bare spot of raw prairie was actually voted to be the county seat." This eventually became the town of Primghar. The present O'Brien County Courthouse was completed in 1917. The name Primghar was received from the first letter of eight people who had a major part in platting the town.
Primghar is located at 43°5′16″N 95°37′40″W / 43.08778°N 95.62778°W (43.087722, -95.627892).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.38 square miles (3.57 km2), all of it land.
The only highway that goes through Primghar is U.S. 59, going north-south. B40 road goes east-west through the town.
Elevation is 1520 feet. This area of northwest Iowa is gently rolling. Today fields are marred by few boggy areas and much of the land is terraced to reduce erosion. Until fill was hauled in, the south side of the courthouse square was a "boggy, muddy slough." When the first settlers arrived there were few trees and almost without exception prairie grass grew to six foot.
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