Welcome to Bouton ...

The city of Bouton is located in Dallas County<1>.

The location of Bouton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bouton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bouton has a population of 123 people<3> (see below for details).

Bouton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bouton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bouton is located in the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Bouton: 50039<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bouton had an population of 123 people. This is a decrease of 4.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bouton had a population of 129 people. This makes Bouton the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 129 people, the population of Bouton decreased 5.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 136 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bouton.

Communities near Bouton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bouton.

• Urbandale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <6>
• Waukee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <6>
• Johnston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <6>
• Clive
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <6>
• Grimes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <6>
• Boone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <6>
• Perry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
• Adel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <6>
• Polk City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <6>
• Madrid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bouton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bouton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bouton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bouton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bouton. See our Newspapers Page for Bouton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bouton ...

Looking for more information about Bouton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bouton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bouton.

Adding Bouton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bouton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bouton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bouton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bouton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bouton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bouton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/