Thayer, Iowa

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the northeast of Thayer and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Des Moines. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the north of Thayer and has a population of 46,403 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adel	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,428	28.91% increase
	Carlisle	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	3,693	5.6% increase
	Chariton	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	4,419	3.37% decrease
	Clive	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	7,594	---
	Grimes	N	46 mi [74 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
	Indianola	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Norwalk	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Pleasant Hill	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	8,414	65.96% increase
	Urbandale	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	Waukee	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Arispe	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	Beaconsfield	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	11	---
	East Peru	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	138	9.8% decrease
	Ellston	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	55	3.51% decrease
	Grand River	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	191	15.11% decrease
	Lorimor	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	399	6.56% decrease
	Macksburg	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Murray	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	796	3.92% increase
	New Virginia	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	487	3.84% increase
	Shannon City	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	73	4.29% increase
	Tingley	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	149	12.87% decrease
	Truro	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	485	13.58% increase
	Van Wert	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	214	7.36% decrease
	Weldon	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	141	2.76% decrease

Union County

Thayer 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 counties of Warren and Lucas are close to Thayer.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Thayer
	Adair County	NW	Zion	17 miles [27 km]
	Adams County	W	Nevinville	24 miles [38 km]
	Cass County	W	Dewey	38 miles [61 km]
	Clarke County	E	Murray	5 miles [8 km]
	Dallas County	N	Caldwell Siding	30 miles [48 km]
	Decatur County	S	Grand River	15 miles [24 km]
	Guthrie County	NW	Menlo	38 miles [61 km]
	Lucas County	E	Last Chance	26 miles [41 km]
	Madison County	N	Barney	9 miles [14 km]
	Polk County	NE	Ottawa	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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