Corning, Iowa

Corning, Iowa
View of Main Street in Corning
View of Main Street in Corning
Location of Corning, Iowa
Corning, Iowa is located in Iowa
Corning, Iowa
Corning, Iowa
Corning, Iowa is located in the United States
Corning, Iowa
Corning, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°59′40″N 94°44′23″W / 40.99444°N 94.73972°W / 40.99444; -94.73972
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyAdams
TownshipQuincy
Area
 • Total1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2)
 • Land1.56 sq mi (4.04 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,217 ft (371 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,564
 • Density1,003.85/sq mi (387.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50841
Area code641
FIPS code19-16500
GNIS feature ID2393636[2]
Websitehttp://www.cityofcorningia.com/
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Corning is a city in Quincy Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census.[3] It is the county seat of Adams County.[4] Corning is located just north of the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Iowa Highway 148. Corning is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Johnny Carson. Daniel Webster Turner, who was governor of Iowa from 1931 to 1933, was born in Corning on March 17, 1877.

The town is named for Erastus Corning who owned stock in the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad which reached Corning on August 23, 1869[5] (resulting in the local depot moving from nearby Queen City to Corning). Corning donated a church bell to the Methodist Church.[6] Corning also owned sizeable shares of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and other towns on the railroad including Corning, Missouri.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corning, Iowa
  3. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Lucas Countyan: Across Iowa by Burlington & Missouri River Railroad". March 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Adams County Free Press 26 Dec 1908, page Page 4".