Key facts
- Country
- USA
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Wapello
- Total
- 1.10 sq mi (2.85 km )
- Land
- 1.09 sq mi (2.83 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 630 ft (190 m)
- Density
- 715.8/sq mi (276.36/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 19-24420
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Encyclopedic overview
Eldon is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 783 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the home of the small Carpenter Gothic style house that served as the backdrop for Grant Wood's 1930 painting, American Gothic.
Main Street around 1910 Eldon got its start in the year 1870, following construction of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through the territory. It was incorporated in 1872.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eldon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.