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Elkader, Iowa

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(Fayette County)

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(Polk County)

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The city of Elkader is located in Clayton County and is the county seat.

Elkader is 250 feet [76.2 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Elkader lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Kansas has a community that is also named Elkader.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Elkader had a population of 1,465 people ^<2> (or 7.87% of the total population of Clayton County). The population of Elkader represented 0.05% of the total of Iowa.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Elkader had a population of 1,346 people. This is a decrease of 8.12% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Elkader.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,346	-8.12%	-0.96% since 2007
2007	1,359	-7.24%	-1.24% since 2006
2006	1,376	-6.08%	-0.72% since 2005
2005	1,386	-5.39%
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2000	1,465	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Clermont	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	688	3.91% decrease
Edgewood	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	870	5.74% decrease
Garnavillo	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	686	9.02% decrease
Guttenberg	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,913	3.72% decrease
McGregor	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	831	4.59% decrease
Monona	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,424	8.13% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Elkader.

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkader - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elkader. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Elkader and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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