River Sioux, Iowa

River Sioux, Iowa
Census-designated place
River Sioux
River Sioux
Coordinates: 41°48′20″N 96°2′47″W / 41.80556°N 96.04639°W / 41.80556; -96.04639Coordinates: 41°48′20″N 96°2′47″W / 41.80556°N 96.04639°W / 41.80556; -96.04639
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Harrison
Township Little Sioux
Area[1]
 • Total 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Land 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,038 ft (316 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 59
 • Density 155/sq mi (59.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-67530
GNIS feature ID 460651

River Sioux is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 Census the population was 59.[2]

History

River Sioux was platted in 1868 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] It was named after the nearby Little Sioux River.[4]

River Sioux is zoned to the West Harrison Community School District.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): River Sioux CDP, Iowa". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1967530
  3. ↑ History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth. Western Publishing Company. 1882. p. 293.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "School Map." West Harrison Community School District. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.


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