Villisca
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city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Montgomery
- Township
- East
- Incorporated
- September 3, 1869
- Total
- 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km )
- Land
- 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,086 ft (331 m)
- Density
- 634.2/sq mi (244.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 19-80985
- Website
- www .cityofvillisca .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Villisca is a city in East Township, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,132 at the time of the 2020 census. It is most notable for the unsolved axe murders that took place in the town on June 9, 1912.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Villisca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.