Afton, Iowa

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of Afton and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Des Moines. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the northeast of Afton and has a population of 46,403 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adel	N	41 mi [66 km]	4,428	28.91% increase
	Atlantic	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	6,777	6.61% decrease
	Carlisle	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,693	5.6% increase
	Chariton	E	46 mi [74 km]	4,419	3.37% decrease
	Clarinda	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,493	3.46% decrease
	Clive	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	7,594	---
	Grimes	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
	Indianola	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Norwalk	NE	41 mi [66 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Urbandale	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	Waukee	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arispe	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	Beaconsfield	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	11	---
	Cromwell	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	120	---
	Diagonal	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	298	4.49% decrease
	East Peru	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	138	9.8% decrease
	Ellston	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	55	3.51% decrease
	Grand River	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	191	15.11% decrease
	Kent	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Lorimor	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	399	6.56% decrease
	Macksburg	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Murray	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	796	3.92% increase
	Orient	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	373	7.21% decrease
	Shannon City	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	73	4.29% increase
	Thayer	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	54	18.18% decrease
	Tingley	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	149	12.87% decrease

Union County

Afton is located in Union County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union: Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold and Taylor.

While not sharing a border with Union, the counties of Warren and Dallas are close to Afton.

Below are counties that are near Afton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Afton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Afton
	Adair County	NW	Zion	13 miles [20 km]
	Adams County	NW	Nevinville	17 miles [27 km]
	Cass County	W	Dewey	31 miles [49 km]
	Clarke County	SE	Hopeville	11 miles [17 km]
	Dallas County	N	Caldwell Siding	29 miles [46 km]
	Decatur County	SE	Grand River	18 miles [28 km]
	Guthrie County	N	Menlo	35 miles [56 km]
	Lucas County	E	Last Chance	33 miles [53 km]
	Madison County	N	Macksburg	12 miles [19 km]
	Ringgold County	S	Shannon City	9 miles [14 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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