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Welcome to Iola ...The city of Iola is located in Allen County<1> and is the County Seat for Allen County. The location of Iola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Iola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859. The origin (or the toponymy) of Iola: Named for Iola Colborn. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Iola has a population of 5,279 people<3> (see below for details). Iola is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Iola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Iola: (620) The ZIP code for Iola: 66749<5> Websites for Iola ...Official Website: www.cityofiola.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Iola had an population of 5,279 people. This is a decrease of 7.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.23% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Iola had a population of 5,704 people (which is 42.66% of the total population of Allen County). This makes Iola the county's most populous community. The population of Iola represents 0.2% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,704 people, the population of Iola decreased 9.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,302 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Iola. Communities Also Named Iola ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Iola: This one is located in Allen County and the other is located in Doniphan County. Beyond Kansas, there are 16 communities that are also named Iola - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iola. Communities near Iola ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iola.
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 Iola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iola. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iola. 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 Iola. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iola. Our list includes 41 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Iola. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iola ...Looking for more information about Iola? 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 Iola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Iola. Adding Iola to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Iola 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 Iola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Iola in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Iola. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Iola: www.cityofiola.com/ The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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