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Also known as Independence, Iowa, Independence, IA

city in Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
County
Buchanan
Founded
June 15, 1847
Incorporated
October 15, 1864
Type
Mayor–council government
Mayor
Brad Bleichner
City manager
Matthew R. Schmitz, MPA
Total
6.15 sq mi (15.93 km )
Land
6.01 sq mi (15.57 km )
Water
0.14 sq mi (0.36 km )
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Density
1,008.6/sq mi (389.42/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
19-38100
Website
independenceia.gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Independence, IA | Official Website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Independence
Located in
Buchanan County
Population
6064
Area
16.093623
Elevation
285
Body of water
Wapsipinicon River
Capital of
Buchanan County
Official website
www.independenceia.com
Image
WapsipiniconMill.jpg
Households
2546
Dialing code
319
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Commons category
Independence, Iowa
postal code
50644
topic's main category
Category:Independence, Iowa
inception
1847-00-00
different from
Independence
category of associated people
Category:People from Independence, Iowa
water as percent of area
2.2315
per capita income
30339
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Encyclopedic overview

Main Street, 1900

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Independence” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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