What Cheer, Iowa | |
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 Location of What Cheer, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′59″N 92°21′17″W / 41.39972°N 92.35472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Keokuk |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 607 |
| • Density | 490.70/sq mi (189.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 50268 |
| Area code | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-84900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397291[2] |
What Cheer (/hwəˈtʃɪər, hwʌtˈtʃɪər, ˈhwɒtʃɪər, ˈhwættʃɪər/)[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]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: What Cheer, Iowa
- ^ Sherman, Barney (September 14, 2017). "Iowa Place Names: U–Z". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.