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Welcome to Maurice ...

The city of Maurice is located in Sioux County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maurice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Maurice has a population of 273 people<2> (see below for details).

Maurice is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Maurice: 712

The ZIP code for Maurice: 51036<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Maurice had an population of 273 people. This is a decrease of 0.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Maurice had a population of 275 people. This makes Maurice the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 275 people, the population of Maurice increased 8.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 254 people).

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

Communities Also Named Maurice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Maurice - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Maurice ...

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

  • Le Mars
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sioux Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hawarden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hull
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <5>
  • Remsen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Merrill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hospers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maurice ...

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

Adding Maurice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maurice 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 Maurice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maurice post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maurice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Sioux, 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 Maurice.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maurice - 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 Maurice). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Maurice 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.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/