Littleport, Iowa | |
|---|---|
 Location of Littleport, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′13″N 91°22′8″W / 42.75361°N 91.36889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Clayton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 26 |
| • Density | 78.0/sq mi (30.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 52055 |
| Area code | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-45750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0458533 |
Littleport is an unincorporated community and former city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. After the Volga River flood of May 16, 1999, much of the town was destroyed and most residents moved away. At the 2000 Census, there were 26 residents. As of the 1960 Census, there had been 119 residents.[1] There had been 139 people in 1950[2] and more than 200 people in 1916.[3] The town was laid out in 1857 by Dennis Quigley and platted on May 21, 1860, but remained of little importance until the coming of the railroad in 1874.[3][4] The town was not officially incorporated until 1907. Around this time, it had three general stores, a bank, blacksmith shop, Catholic church (built in 1909; torn down in 1990),[5] German Lutheran church (damaged by the May 1999 Volga River flood and later moved to higher ground),[6] an independent school district and a creamery.[3] Somewhat later, it also had two taverns.[7] It was officially disincorporated in 2005.[8]
- ^ 1967 Worldbook, Vol. I, p. 306a
- ^ Columbia-LippincottGazetter, p. 1064
- ^ a b c Price, Realto E., ed. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa, from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present: Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Many Representative Families, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information. Chicago: Robert O. Law Company. pp. 347–348.
- ^ Price, Realto E., ed. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa, from the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present: Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Many Representative Families, Prepared from Data Obtained from Original Sources of Information. Chicago: Robert O. Law Company. p. 492.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Littleport". Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Organization launches $32 million plan for Turkey River flooding". Cedar Rapids Gazette. June 29, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Jack, Apple (c. 1960). "Northeast Iowa Hills: A Picture Guide to Allamakee and Clayton Counties".
- ^ "New, Consolidated and Discontinued Cities". State Data Center of Iowa. Iowa Data Center. June 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.