Welcome to Garwin ...

The city of Garwin is located in Tama County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garwin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Garwin has a population of 494 people<3> (see below for details).

Garwin is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Garwin is located in the (641) area code.

The ZIP code for Garwin: 50632<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garwin had an population of 494 people. This is a decrease of 6.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Garwin had a population of 527 people. This makes Garwin the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Garwin represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 440th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 527 people, the population of Garwin decreased 6.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 565 people).

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

Communities near Garwin ...

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

• Marshalltown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <6>
• Tama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <6>
• Grundy Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <6>
• Toledo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Reinbeck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <6>
• Traer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <6>
• Dysart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <6>
• Conrad
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <6>
• Le Grand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <6>
• Gladbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladbrook
  • Gladbrook is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladbrook <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 Garwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garwin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garwin ...

Looking for more information about Garwin? 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 Garwin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garwin.

Adding Garwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garwin 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 Garwin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Garwin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

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