Grinnell, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the west of Grinnell and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ames. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northwest of Grinnell and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albia	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,559	3.97% decrease
	Altoona	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Belle Plaine	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,812	2.29% decrease
	Carlisle	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	3,693	5.6% increase
	Eldora	NW	46 mi [74 km]	2,734	9.92% decrease
	Indianola	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Knoxville	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Marshalltown	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	25,850	0.61% decrease
	Nevada	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	6,688	0.45% increase
	Newton	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	15,042	3.45% decrease
	Oskaloosa	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Pella	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Pleasant Hill	W	41 mi [66 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Vinton	NE	46 mi [74 km]	5,080	0.43% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brooklyn	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,355	0.88% decrease
	Ferguson	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	123	2.38% decrease
	Gilman	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	570	5% decrease
	Haverhill	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	163	4.12% decrease
	Kellogg	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	601	0.83% decrease
	Lambs Grove	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	208	7.56% decrease
	Laurel	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	266	---
	Lynnville	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	373	1.91% increase
	Malcom	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	300	14.77% decrease
	Montezuma	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,362	5.42% decrease
	Montour	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	277	2.81% decrease
	Oakland Acres	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	161	3.01% decrease
	Searsboro	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	151	2.58% decrease
	Sully	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	856	5.31% decrease
	Tama	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,557	6.37% decrease

Poweshiek County

Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poweshiek: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall and Tama. Although it doesn't share a border with Poweshiek, Marion it is close to Grinnell.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Grinnell
	Benton County	NE	Belle Plaine	25 miles [40 km]
	Grundy County	N	Beaman	33 miles [53 km]
	Hardin County	NW	Union	38 miles [61 km]
	Iowa County	E	Victor	22 miles [35 km]
	Jasper County	NW	Newburg	5 miles [8 km]
	Keokuk County	SE	Gibson	24 miles [38 km]
	Mahaska County	S	Taintor	16 miles [25 km]
	Marion County	SW	Otley	25 miles [40 km]
	Marshall County	N	Gilman	10 miles [16 km]
	Polk County	W	Farrar	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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