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Welcome to La Motte ...

The city of La Motte is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Motte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Motte has a population of 253 people<2> (see below for details).

La Motte is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for La Motte: 563

The ZIP code for La Motte: 52054<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Motte had an population of 253 people. This is a decrease of 2.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Motte had a population of 260 people. This makes La Motte the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 260 people, the population of La Motte decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 272 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Motte.

Communities Also Named La Motte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named La Motte - it's located in Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Motte.

Communities near La Motte ...

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

  • Dubuque
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Maquoketa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Asbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Galena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
  • Cascade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Epworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Peosta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dubuque
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Green
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 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 La Motte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Motte.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Motte ...

Looking for more information about La Motte? 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 La Motte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Motte.

Adding La Motte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Motte 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 La Motte was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Motte.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for La Motte.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Motte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as La Motte). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Motte or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.