What Cheer, Iowa

What Cheer, Iowa
What Cheer Opera House
Location of What Cheer, Iowa
Location of What Cheer, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°23′59″N 92°21′17″W / 41.39972°N 92.35472°W / 41.39972; -92.35472
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyKeokuk
Area
 • Total1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total607
 • Density490.70/sq mi (189.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
50268
Area code641
FIPS code19-84900
GNIS feature ID2397291[2]

What Cheer (/hwəˈɪər, hwʌtˈɪər, ˈhwɒɪər, ˈhwætɪər/)[3] is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. It is a former coal town, and from the 1870s to the early 1900s was one of the major coal-producing centers of Iowa. Its greatest recorded population was 3,246, in the 1890 census. The population was 607 in the 2020 census.[4]

  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: What Cheer, Iowa
  3. ^ Sherman, Barney (September 14, 2017). "Iowa Place Names: U–Z". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.