Allison

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Allison

Total population

929

Median home value

$111,500

15.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,063

Allison$64k

National$74k

Elevation321 m

Land area7.59 km²

Weather56°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates42.75°, -92.80°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Allison is a city in, and the county seat of, Butler County, Iowa, United States. The population was 966 at the 2020 census. Allison is home to the Butler County Fair. The city was named for U.S. Senator William B. Allison in 1881.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Allison, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

E

Ed Yost

American balloonist (1919–2007)

C

Carroll Lane Fenton

American scientist (1900-1969)

William H. Nicholas

American politician (1892-1984)

J

John Gough

American football player and coach (1900–1935)

W. Ray Johnston

American film producer (1892-1966)

C

Clifford Earl Burroughs

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Clarksville
  6.7 mi away · pop. 1,237
• Shell Rock
  11.2 mi away
• Aplington
  12.6 mi away · pop. 1,111
• New Hartford
  15.5 mi away · pop. 675
• Hansell
  15.7 mi away · pop. 83
• Waverly
  16.7 mi away
• Dike
  21.7 mi away · pop. 1,365
• Chapin
  22.4 mi away · pop. 137
• Cedar Falls
  23.7 mi away · pop. 40,888
• Denver
  24.1 mi away · pop. 2,379
• Holland
  24.3 mi away · pop. 327
• Bradford
  24.5 mi away · pop. 178

Browse all places in Iowa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Allison

A guide to native American artifacts in Iowa Hall

Allison Laird · 1989

William Boyd Allison (late a senator from Iowa). Memorial addresses. Sixtieth Congress, second session

United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Subject of the Public Printing · 1909

The Washington academy, Washington, Iowa

Floyd Allison Shaw · 1940

Benthic invertebrate assemblages and their relation to physical and chemical characteristics of streams in the Eastern Iowa basins, 1996-98

Allison R. Brigham · 2001

William Boyd Allison

Leland L. Sage · 1956

Land-Grant Act and the People's College

Allison Sheridan · 2011

William Boyd Allison (late a senator from Iowa) Memorial addresses, Sixtieth Congress, second session

United States. 60th Congress, 2d session · 1909

William Boyd Allison (late a senator from Iowa)

U. S. 60th Cong., 2d sess. · 1909

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Seen 2026-08-19

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-08-08

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Everes comyntas

Seen 2026-08-02

Rose campion

Silene coronaria

Seen 2026-07-26

Common Eastern Firefly

Photinus pyralis

Seen 2026-07-18

wild carrot

Daucus carota

Seen 2026-07-18

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-07-18

creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Seen 2026-07-07

prairie Indian plantain

Arnoglossum plantagineum

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).