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Iowa's 3rd Senate District
The 3rd district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of Buena Vista County, Iowa, Buena Vista County, Osceola County, Iowa, Osceola County, O'Brien County, Iowa, O'Brien County and parts of Cherokee County, Iowa, Cherokee County and Clay County, Iowa, Clay County. Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Lynn Evans. Current elected officials Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Lynn Evans has been the senator representing the 3rd District since 2023. The area of the 3rd District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The Iowa House of Representatives, District 5, 5th District (represented by Zach Dieken) *The Iowa House of Representatives, District 6, 6th District (represented by Megan Jones (politician), Megan Jones) The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra. List of Representatives Historical District Boundaries See also *Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Evans
K. Lynn Evans (born c. 1964) is an American educator and politician. Education and teaching career Evans graduated from Aurelia High School in Aurelia, Iowa, in 1982. He then completed his bachelor's degree in physical education and biology at Westmar College in 1986, followed by a master's in educational leadership and an educational specialist degree, both from Drake University, in 1996 and 2003, respectively. Evans served as superintendent of the Hartley–Melvin–Sanborn Community School District from 2003, then held a dual superintendency between H–M–S and the Aurelia Community School District from 2008 to 2010, before taking on an equivalent role between Alta and Aurelia Community School District between 2011 and 2018. The two districts merged to become Alta–Aurelia Community School District in 2018, and he remained superintendent of the newly created school district until 2019. Upon retiring as a full-time superintendent, Evans became a consultant for JMC, Inc. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomfield, Iowa
Bloomfield is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Davis County. Geography Bloomfield is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, near the Missouri border. Bloomfield's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 40.751122, -92.417007. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bloomfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,640 people, 1,122 households, and 683 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,259 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionville, Iowa
Unionville is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 75 at the time of the 2020 census. It has a post office which is open two hours per day (11:45 AM through 1:45 PM) Monday through Saturday. History Unionville claims to be the oldest settlement in Appanoose County; the first settles arrived in 1843 and the first school was built in 1846. J. F. Stratton surveyed Unionville in 1848 on land "near the old dragoon trail, the Mormon trail". Unionville was founded in 1849. The city's name most likely commemorates the federal union. Unionville was incorporated as a city in 1922. Geography Unionville is located at (40.818515, -92.694443). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 102 people, 49 households, and 29 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 60 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Grove, Iowa
West Grove is an unincorporated community in western Davis County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 2 west of the city of Bloomfield, the county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US ... of Davis County. Its elevation is 942 feet (287 m). West Grove's post office was established as the Weeping Willow post office on 21 June 1852 before being changed to West Grove on 19 February 1856. It was discontinued on 31 August 1959 and attached to the Bloomfield post office. Although its post office is gone, West Grove has its own ZIP Code, 52537, even though the ZIP Code system was not implemented until several years after West Grove's post office was attached to Bloomfield's. West Grove was laid out as a town in 1853. References Unincorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystic, Iowa
Mystic is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 322 at the time of the 2020 census. History At the end of the 19th century, "the valley of Walnut Creek was one continuous mining camp, known under different names, Jerome, Diamond, Mystic, Clarkdale, Rathbun and Darby" (later known as Darbyville).H. Foster Bain, Geology of Appanoose CountyIowa Geological Survey Annual Report, 1895Conway, Des Moines, 1896; page 389. The present name is derived from Mystic, Connecticut. A. M. Elgin opened the first coal mine in the Mystic area in 1857, about 1.5 miles north of Mystic on Little Walnut Creek. The Mystic coal seam was exposed on the surface there, and drifts were opened and abandoned over the next few decades until the hills were honeycombed with mines. In 1858, Isaac Fuller opened a large mine in Mystic, shipping coal for domestic use in nearby Centerville. In 1887, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway built a line through Mystic, leading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulton, Iowa
Moulton is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 607 at the time of the 2020 census. History Moulton was platted in 1867. In 1873, the Burlington and Southwestern Railway was built into the settlement. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 605 people, 264 households, and 164 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 312 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 264 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chariton, Iowa
Chariton is a city in, and the county seat of, Lucas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,193 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. Lucas is the primary distribution center for and the former corporate headquarters of the Hy-Vee supermarket chain. History Chariton was platted in 1850. Chariton was the name of a French trader. Hotel Charitone Designed by local architect William L. Perkins and listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its role in the development of Chariton as a county seat, the Hotel Charitone is listed by the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance as one of the most endangered sites in Iowa.Iowa's Most Endangered Properties: The hotel is currently undergoing restoration with the majority of the hotel being converted into apartments. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The Lucas County Courthouse (Iowa), Lucas County Courthouse is the highest point of elevation in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati, Iowa
Cincinnati is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 290 in the 2020 census, a decline from 428 in 2000. Geography Cincinnati's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 40.630309, −92.923734. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The assigned ZIP code of the city is 52549. History Cincinnati was platted in 1855. The town of Cincinnati was incorporated in February 1875, and named for the Ohio hometown of early resident J.H.B. Armstrong. Cincinnati was a coal mining camp, and as with many coal camps in the late 19th century, it was a hotbed of union activity, strikes and occasional violence. Company E of the Second Regiment of the Iowa National Guard was called up on April 12, 1895, in response to a request of support from the county sheriff after threats of violence from striking miners in Cincinnati. In 1912, Local 775 of the United Mine Workers based in Cincinnati, had 302 members. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenback Party
The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889. The party ran candidates in three presidential elections, in 1876, 1880 and 1884, before it faded away. The party's name referred to the non- gold backed paper money, commonly known as " greenbacks," that had been issued by the North during the American Civil War and shortly afterward. The party opposed the deflationary lowering of prices paid to producers that was entailed by a return to a bullion-based monetary system, the policy favored by the Republican and Democratic Parties. Continued use of unbacked currency, it was believed, would better foster business and assist farmers by raising prices and making debts easier to pay. Initially an agrarian organization associated with the policies of the Grange, the organization took the name Greenback ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centerville, Iowa
Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,412 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville's coal mining industry attracted European immigrants from Sweden, Italy, Croatia, and Albania. Centerville is also home of the largest town square in the state of Iowa. History Founded in 1846 by Jonathon Stratton under the name of "Chaldea," the city was planned around a unique two-block long city square. The name was later changed to Senterville, named after William Tandy Senter, a prominent Tennessee politician. When incorporation papers were filed in 1855, someone mistook the name for a misspelling and corrected it to Centerville. A mining town The first coal mine in Centerville was opened in 1868, with its mine shaft about one-half mile from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot. Horse-power was used to raise coal from the mines until 1872, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Republican Party
The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is chaired by Jeff Kaufmann. The RPI operates the Republican side of the Iowa caucuses and previously sponsored the Iowa Straw Poll. Officeholders As of 2020, the Republican Party controls four of the seven statewide offices in Iowa and a majority in the Iowa House of Representatives. Republicans also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and three of its four U.S. House seats. Members of Congress U.S. Senate * Chuck Grassley * Joni Ernst U.S. House of Representatives *Ashley Hinson, 1st District *Mariannette Miller-Meeks, 2nd District * Randy Feenstra, 4th District Statewide offices * Governor: Kim Reynolds * Lieutenant Governor: Adam Gregg * Secretary of State: Paul Pate * Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Naig State Central Committee The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Iowa is composed of the National Committeeman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon, Iowa
Vernon is an unincorporated community in Van Buren County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. Geography The community is across the Des Moines River from Bentonsport. History Van Buren was platted on June 12, 1837, by Henry Smith, John Smith, S.C. Reed, and Isaac Ree. The community was originally known as South Bentonsport, as it lay on the south side of the Des Moines River, across from Bentonsport. During the early years, a ferry provided connection between Vernon and Bentonsport over the Des Moines. A grist mill was built in Vernon in 1845. This mill was later used as a wool mill and then a flour mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separated .... A pottery opened in Vernon in 1848. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Vernon opened in 1856. The Vernon post office opened in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
