St. Joseph, Iowa

St. Joseph, Iowa
Census-designated place
St. Joseph
Location in Iowa
St. Joseph
St. Joseph (the US)
Coordinates: 42°54′47″N 94°13′37″W / 42.91306°N 94.22694°W / 42.91306; -94.22694Coordinates: 42°54′47″N 94°13′37″W / 42.91306°N 94.22694°W / 42.91306; -94.22694
Country United States
State Iowa
County Kossuth
Township Riverdale
Population (2010)
 • Total 61
Time zone Central (CST)

St. Joseph is a census-designated place[1] located in the southern portion of Riverdale Township in Kossuth County in the state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census the population was 61.[2] Its location is about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Lu Verne or 11 miles (18 km) directly south of the city of Algona along US 169 very close to the Humboldt County line.

One of the earliest histories states "the town was never laid out, as far as the records show, but grew by evolution." The settlement of St. Joseph was formerly known as Hale. St. Joe began its official existence in 1865 when Oscar Hale, the first landowner of the area, started a post office and hotel. The new community then became known as Hale's post office or Hale.

In 1870, George Hollenbeck came from Wisconsin and started a general store. Casper Waldbillig moved from Dubuque in 1878, and opened a saloon. One of the early settlers was John Devine. John owned a large herd of cattle and was nicknamed, the "cattle baron". Many of the early family names are still found in the vicinity today.

In 1871, Gregory Hollenbeck and Margaret Schreiber Hollenbeck donated land on which to build a church in Hale. Father Lenihan was the circuit pastor at that time, and the first church was built in 1872 at a cost of about $1,800.

Since the town of St. Joe is small and unincorporated, the community's life and activities revolve almost entirely around their church and school. In 1996, the parish numbered 141 families The parish school had 87 students K–12.

References

  1. ↑ Staff, Website Services & Coordination. "US Census Bureau 2010 Census Interactive Population Map". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Promotions, Center for New Media and. "US Census Bureau 2010 Census". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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