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Also known as La Motte, Iowa, Lamotte, Iowa, La Motte, IA

city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
County
Jackson
Incorporated
May 24, 1879
Founded by
Alexander La Motte
Total
0.45 sq mi (1.17 km )
Land
0.45 sq mi (1.17 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Density
522.6/sq mi (201.79/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
19-43050

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
La Motte
Located in
Jackson County
Population
237
Area
1.184475
Elevation
282
Image
Harris-Wagon-and-Carriage-Shop.jpg
Households
109
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postal code
52054
Commons category
La Motte, Iowa
inception
1873-01-01
water as percent of area
0
per capita income
32763
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Encyclopedic overview

La Motte is a small city in northern Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 237 at the time of the 2020 census. The town was started in the nineteenth century by several settlers from the Eastern United States including Alexander La Motte and David Owen Montague.

History

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

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