West Union, Iowa
| West Union, Iowa | |
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| City | |
West Union Heiserman Library
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| Motto: Deeply connected | |
 Location of West Union, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 42°57′43″N 91°48′36″W / 42.96194°N 91.81000°WCoordinates: 42°57′43″N 91°48′36″W / 42.96194°N 91.81000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Land | 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,486 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,486 |
| • Density | 894.2/sq mi (345.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52175 |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-84765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0462922 |
West Union is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,486 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fayette County.
Originally called Knob Prairie, it was founded by William Wells, naming it for his hometown, also called West Union, in Ohio.
West Union is located at 42°57′43″N 91°48′36″W / 42.96194°N 91.81000°W (42.962035, -91.810055).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.78 square miles (7.20 km2), all of it land.
The city lies at the junction of U.S. Route 18 with Iowa Highways 56 and 150.
West Union is the home of the North Fayette Valley Community School District, which comprises the communities of West Union; Clermont; Elgin; Wadena; Hawkeye; Fayette, the unincorporated town of Alpha and the surrounding rural areas. North Fayette and Valley Community Schools combined services in 2013 with the high school in West Union and the middle school in Elgin. The new school's mascot is called the Tigerhawks, due to the merging of the schools mascots, the Valley Tigers and the North Fayette Hawks. This agreement came about as a result of low enrollment and less state aid. This agreement will last until the 2015-2016 school year, unless the two districts' school boards decide to end it early. At the end of the 2015-16 school year, the school boards can decide to either: continue the whole-grade sharing agreement, end the agreement and go back to the North Fayette and Valley school districts, or officially consolidate the two districts.
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