Independence, Iowa

Independence
Old Independence water tower
Old Independence water tower
Motto: 
"America's Fame is in Our Name"
Location of Independence, Iowa
Location of Independence, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°28′13″N 91°53′38″W / 42.47028°N 91.89389°W / 42.47028; -91.89389
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBuchanan
FoundedJune 15, 1847
IncorporatedOctober 15, 1864[1]
Government
 • MayorBrad Bleichner
Area
 • Total6.15 sq mi (15.93 km2)
 • Land6.01 sq mi (15.57 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation935 ft (285 m)
Population
 • Total6,064
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
6,179
 • Density1,008.65/sq mi (389.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50644
Area code319
FIPS code19-38100
GNIS feature ID0457782[3]
Websiteindependenceia.org
Main Street, Independence, Iowa
Main Street, 1900

Independence is a city in, and the county seat of, Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.[6] The population was 6,064 at the 2020 census.[4]

  1. ^ Iowa Secretary of State. "List of Incorporated Cities" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Iowa
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.