Rolfe, Iowa

Rolfe, Iowa
Freedom Rock in Rolfe
Freedom Rock in Rolfe
Location of Rolfe, Iowa
Location of Rolfe, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°48′52″N 94°31′48″W / 42.81444°N 94.53000°W / 42.81444; -94.53000
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyPocahontas
Area
 • Total
1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,184 ft (361 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
509
 • Density483.38/sq mi (186.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50581
Area code712
FIPS code19-68520
GNIS feature ID0460770
Websitewww.rolfeiowa.com

Rolfe is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 509 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

This city was named after the Englishman John Rolfe, who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 119.