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Welcome to Keokuk ...The city of Keokuk is located in Lee County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Keokuk, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Keokuk has a population of 10,147 people<2> (see below for details). Keokuk is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Keokuk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Keokuk: (319) The ZIP code for Keokuk: 52632<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Keokuk had an population of 10,147 people. This is a decrease of 5.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.2% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Keokuk had a population of 10,780 people (or 30.06% of the total population of Lee County). This makes Keokuk the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Keokuk represents 0.35% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 10,780 people, the population of Keokuk decreased 5.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,427 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Keokuk. Communities Also Named Keokuk ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Keokuk - they are located in Kansas and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keokuk. Communities near Keokuk ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keokuk.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Keokuk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keokuk. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keokuk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keokuk. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keokuk. Our list includes 57 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Keokuk. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keokuk ...Looking for more information about Keokuk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Keokuk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keokuk. Adding Keokuk to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Keokuk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Keokuk was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Keokuk on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1905. For more details, see References and Mentions for Keokuk. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keokuk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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