Dodgeville, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 40°56′35″N 91°10′51″W / 40.94306°N 91.18083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Des Moines |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 319 |
GNIS feature ID | 455937[1] |
Dodgeville is an unincorporated community, in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History
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Founded in the 1800s, Dodgeville's population was just 17 in 1902,[2] but had increased to 115 by 1925.[3] The population was 33 in 1940.[4]
Notable person
[edit]- William F. Kopp, Iowa politician, was born on a farm near Dodgeville.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Dodgeville, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 298.
- ^ William F. Kopp-Iowa General Assembly