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Welcome to Peterson ...The city of Peterson is located in Clay County<1>. The location of Peterson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Peterson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Peterson has a population of 310 people<3> (see below for details). Peterson is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Peterson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Peterson is located in the (712) area code. The ZIP code for Peterson: 51047<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Peterson had an population of 310 people. This is a decrease of 7.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.67% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Peterson had a population of 334 people. This makes Peterson the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Peterson represents 0.01% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 556th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 334 people, the population of Peterson decreased 10.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 372 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Peterson. Communities Also Named Peterson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Peterson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peterson. Communities near Peterson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peterson.
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 Peterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peterson. 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 Peterson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson. See our Newspapers Page for Peterson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterson ...Looking for more information about Peterson? 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 Peterson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Peterson. Adding Peterson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Peterson 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 Peterson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Peterson in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865). For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterson. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.ia.us/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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