Lorimor, Iowa

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northeast of Lorimor and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Des Moines. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the northeast of Lorimor and has a population of 46,403 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	NE	46 mi [74 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Clive	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	7,594	---
	Grimes	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
	Indianola	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Norwalk	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Perry	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	9,569	25.36% increase
	Pleasant Hill	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Urbandale	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	Waukee	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Arispe	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	East Peru	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	138	9.8% decrease
	Ellston	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	55	3.51% decrease
	Macksburg	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Murray	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	796	3.92% increase
	New Virginia	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	487	3.84% increase
	Orient	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	373	7.21% decrease
	Patterson	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	132	4.76% increase
	Saint Charles	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	672	8.56% increase
	Saint Marys	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	127	5.22% decrease
	Shannon City	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	73	4.29% increase
	Thayer	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	54	18.18% decrease
	Tingley	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	149	12.87% decrease
	Truro	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	485	13.58% increase

Union County

Lorimor 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 following counties are close to Lorimor: Warren, Dallas and Lucas.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lorimor
	Adair County	W	Zion	13 miles [20 km]
	Adams County	W	Nevinville	23 miles [37 km]
	Cass County	W	Dewey	36 miles [57 km]
	Clarke County	SE	Murray	8 miles [12 km]
	Dallas County	NW	Caldwell Siding	24 miles [38 km]
	Decatur County	S	Grand River	21 miles [33 km]
	Guthrie County	NW	Menlo	32 miles [51 km]
	Lucas County	SE	Last Chance	28 miles [45 km]
	Madison County	NE	Barney	3 miles [4 km]
	Marion County	E	Bauer	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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