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Irvington, Iowa
Irvington, Iowa is located in Iowa
Irvington, Iowa
Irvington, Iowa
Location in Iowa
Irvington, Iowa is located in the United States
Irvington, Iowa
Irvington, Iowa
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Kossuth
Township Irvington
Area
 • Total 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Land 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 36
 • Density 35.57/sq mi (13.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50560
Area code(s) 515
FIPS code 19-38955
GNIS feature ID 0457862

Irvington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Irvington Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 38.

History

"Old" Irvington was founded in 1856. When the Northwestern Railway was being built through Irvington Township in 1881, the townsite was moved and "New" Irvington was laid out. The community was named for author Washington Irving.

Irvington's population was 33 in 1902, and 95 in 1925.

Geography

Irvington is in southern Kossuth County, in the southwest corner of Irvington Township. It sits on a low bluff on the east side of the East Fork of the Des Moines River. It is 5 miles (8 km) south-southeast of Algona, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Irvington CDP has an area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 36
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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