Welcome to Chariton ...The city of Chariton is located in Lucas County<1> and is the County Seat for Lucas County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Chariton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Chariton for more information about variations on the name of Chariton. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chariton has a population of 4,121 people<2> (see below for details). Chariton is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Chariton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Chariton: 641 The ZIP code for Chariton: 50049<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chariton had an population of 4,121 people. This is a decrease of 4.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.88% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Chariton had a population of 4,321 people (or 48.56% of the total population of Lucas County). This makes Chariton the county's most populous community. The population of Chariton represents 0.14% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,321 people, the population of Chariton decreased 5.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,573 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Chariton. Communities Also Named Chariton ...For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chariton. Communities near Chariton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chariton.
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 Chariton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chariton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chariton. 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 Chariton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chariton. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chariton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chariton ...Looking for more information about Chariton? 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 Chariton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chariton. Adding Chariton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chariton 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 (so far) for Chariton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Chariton. Footnotes ...
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