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Iola
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city in and county seat of Allen County, Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Allen
- Named after
- Iola Colborn
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Total
- 4.74 sq mi (12.27 km )
- Land
- 4.46 sq mi (11.56 km )
- Water
- 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km )
- Elevation
- 968 ft (295 m)
- Density
- 1,209/sq mi (466.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-34300
- Website
- CityOfIola.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Iola, KS | Official Website
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Encyclopedic overview
Iola (/aɪˈoʊlə/) is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Kansas, United States. The city is situated along the Neosho River in southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,396. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn, the wife of Josiah Colborn, one of the town's founders.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.