Welcome to Calamus ...

The city of Calamus is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calamus, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1865.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Calamus has a population of 402 people<3> (see below for details).

Calamus is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Calamus is located in the (563) area code.

The ZIP code for Calamus: 52729<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Calamus had an population of 402 people. This is a decrease of 8.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Calamus had a population of 439 people. This makes Calamus the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Calamus represents 0.01% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 486th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 439 people, the population of Calamus increased 11.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 394 people).

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

Communities near Calamus ...

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

• Eldridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <6>
• Maquoketa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <6>
• De Witt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <6>
• Tipton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
• Durant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <6>
• Walcott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <6>
• Clarence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <6>
• Long Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
  • Long Grove is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <6>
• Lowden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
  • Lowden is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <6>
• Wheatland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people

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 Calamus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calamus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calamus. 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 Calamus.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calamus ...

Looking for more information about Calamus? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Calamus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Calamus.

Adding Calamus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calamus 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 Calamus was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calamus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

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