Bondurant

History

Bondurant was founded in 1884. In 1892, the Chicago Great Western Railway built the Bondurant railway station. Bondurant incorporated as a city on December 23, 1897. The city was named for Alexander C. Bondurant, who was the area's first settler in 1857. On July 19, 2018, at approximately 3 p.m., an EF2 tornado struck the city and lifted the entire second floor off a house, save for the second-floor bathroom's toilet. The tornado was the second of two EF2 tornadoes that were on the ground simultaneously. The first tornado, which missed Bondurant, provided a clear warning as the second tornado formed shortly afterwards.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Bondurant is located in the heartland of Iowa, and can be directly accessed by U.S. Route 65 (from the northeast or southwest) or NE 78th Ave (from the west).

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  6,668
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,353
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,343
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,135
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,119
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,027
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,007
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,865

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-06-25
  10 km WNW of Marysville, Iowa
• M 3 — 2025-06-25
  5 km S of Knoxville, Iowa
• M 3.3 — 2025-06-25
  8 km SE of Knoxville, Iowa