Indianola, Iowa, United States

History | Geography | Demographics | Arts and culture | Points of interest | Education : University | Transport : Road | Railroads | Air service

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Indianola is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States, located 14 miles south of downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It is the county seat of Warren County. Indianola is home to the National Balloon Classic, a nine-day hot air balloon festival held annually in the summer, the Des Moines Metro Opera, a world renowned major American Summer Opera Festival, and Simpson College.

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History Indianola was founded in 1849 as the county seat of Warren County. The town was located near the geographic centre of the new county. The town's name was taken from a newspaper account of a Texas ghost town of the same name. Indianola was incorporated in 1863.

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Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.25 square miles (29.14ย kmยฒ), all land. The Summerset Trail's southern terminus is in Indianola.

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Demographics As of the census of 2020, there were 15,833 people, 5,886 households, and 3,886 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,398.9 inhabitants per square mile (540.1/kmยฒ). There were 6,409 housing units at an average density of 566.3 per square mile (218.6/kmยฒ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.8% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.8% of the population.

Of the 5,886 households, 32.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% were cohabitating couples, 27.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.3% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.0% of all households were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 36.0 years. 28.5% of the residents were under the age of 20; 8.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.0% were from 25 and 44; 21.4% were from 45 and 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

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Arts and culture Indianola is also the home of the National Balloon Classic and National Balloon Museum.

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Points of interest โ€ข Buxton Park Arboretum โ€ข Des Moines Metro Opera โ€ข Summerset Winery โ€ข Simpson College โ€ข U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame.

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Education Indianola is served by the Indianola Community School District.

Indianola has four elementary schools: โ€ข Whittier Elementary โ€ข Emerson Elementary โ€ข Irving Elementary โ€ข Wilder Elementary

Indianola Middle School is the only middle school.

Indianola High School is the only senior high school.

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Education: University Simpson College, a liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church, is in Indianola, and was founded in 1860.

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Transport: Road Iowa Highway 92 runs east and west through the city and crosses US Highways 65 and 69 south-east of the central business district.

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Railroads Indianola no longer has railroad service. At one time, it served as a terminus for a branch line of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad which came off the CB&Q mainline at Indianola Junction, which was four miles west of Chariton. There was a brick and stucco depot that stood across the tracks from the Rock Island depot. This line was abandoned in the early 1960s.

The other railroad was the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, which branched off a branch line from Carlisle, which is just south-east of Des Moines, to Summerset Junction, a few miles north of Indianola and on into Winterset. The Winterset to Summerset Junction portion of the line was discontinued in the early 1960s, leaving the Indianola to Carlisle line in place. There was a brick Rock Island depot just to the west of US Highway 65 & 69 in the centre of Indianola. This line maintained sporadic service until the Rock Island went bankrupt in 1980. The line was then operated by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad until the early 1990s, at which point the line was abandoned back to Carlisle. The line was converted to the Summerset Trail from Indianola to Carlisle after abandonment.

The Rock Island and CB&Q lines both came in from the east and paralleled each other as they came into Indianola. They could interchange cars and there was at one point, first class Pullman passenger trains came down the Rock Island and then moved to the CB&Q railroad to Chariton and on to St. Joseph, Missouri. The Rock Island purchased a portion of the CB&Q after it was abandoned. Freight cars were sometimes stored there.

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Air service Scheduled passenger service and general aviation services are provided by Des Moines International Airport, which is 13 miles north-west of Indianola. There are two privately owned airports near Indianola: Nash Field is four miles south of Indianola and is open to the public. Laverty Field is three miles north of Indianola and requires prior permission to land.

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Indianola, Iowa, United States 

Indianola has a population of over 14,782 people. Indianola also forms the centre of the wider Warren County which has a population of over 52,403 people.

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Antipodal to Indianola is: 86.45,-41.35

Locations Near: Indianola -93.55,41.35

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Winterset -94,41.333 d: 37.6  

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Waterloo -92.346,42.492 d: 161.4  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Cedar Rapids -91.669,41.978 d: 171.1  

Antipodal to: Indianola 86.45,-41.35

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