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Also known as West Branch, Iowa, West Branch, IA

city in Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Counties
Cedar , Johnson
Incorporated
April 12, 1875
Mayor
Roger Laughlin
Total
2.57 sq mi (6.66 km )
Land
2.57 sq mi (6.66 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
742 ft (226 m)
Density
975.9/sq mi (376.79/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
19-83595
Website
www .westbranchiowa .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
West Branch
Located in
Cedar County
Population
2509
Area
8.265073
Elevation
219
Official website
www.westbranchiowa.org
Image
West branch downtown.jpg
Households
910
Dialing code
319
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Commons category
West Branch, Iowa
postal code
52358
category of associated people
Category:People from West Branch, Iowa
P8168
NVR
water as percent of area
0
per capita income
29842
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Encyclopedic overview

West Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,509 as of the 2020 census. It is the birthplace of the only American president born in Iowa, Herbert Hoover.

The Johnson County portion of West Branch is part of the Iowa City metropolitan area.

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

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