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Winterset
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city and the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Madison
- Total
- 4.73 sq mi (12.24 km )
- Land
- 4.59 sq mi (11.88 km )
- Water
- 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km )
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft (335 m)
- Density
- 1,166.9/sq mi (450.53/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 19-86520
- Website
- winterset .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Winterset
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Madison County
- Population
- 5353
- Area
- 12.211903
- Elevation
- 332
- Capital of
- Madison County
- Official website
- winterset.govoffice.com
- Image
- DSC 5559w.jpg
- Households
- 2301
- Dialing code
- 515
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- Commons category
- Winterset, Iowa
- topic's main category
- Category:Winterset, Iowa
- postal code
- 50273
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Winterset, Iowa
- inception
- 1849-01-01
- P8168
- Adela of Normandy
- water as percent of area
- 2.9518
- per capita income
- 32289
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Winterset is a city in the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,353 at the time of the 2020 census. Located in rolling farmland 35 miles south of Des Moines, Winterset is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. It is known most notably for being the birthplace of actor John Wayne.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Winterset” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.