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Alta Vista

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Also known as Alta Vista, Iowa, Alta Vista, IA

city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
County
Chickasaw
Total
0.75 sq mi (1.95 km )
Land
0.75 sq mi (1.95 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
1,155 ft (352 m)
Density
302.0/sq mi (116.61/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
19-01540

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Encyclopedic overview

Alta Vista is a city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. The population was 227 at the 2020 census.

The town was first named Elk Creek, but was changed to Alta Vista, meaning "high view" in Spanish. The town was established and incorporated in 1894.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alta Vista” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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