Bridgewater

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Bridgewater

Total population

124

Median home value

$56,700

25.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$59,167

Bridgewater$59k

National$74k

Founded

1885

Elevation1220 m

Land area0.75 km²

Weather77°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates41.25°, -94.67°

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

Bridgewater is a city in Jackson Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States. The population was 148 at the time of the 2020 census. Bridgewater was founded in 1885.

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 Bridgewater, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Notable people from here

Zach Bogosian

American ice hockey player

Joy Corning

American politician (1932–2017)

M

Michael E. Davis

American politician

Elmer Carlson

American cornhusking champion and entrepreneur

Jo Ann Johnson

American politician

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

Nearby places in Iowa

• Greenfield
  11.6 mi away · pop. 1,894
• Anita
  14.5 mi away · pop. 957
• Prescott
  15.7 mi away · pop. 213
• Grant
  17.9 mi away · pop. 35
• Corning
  18 mi away · pop. 1,567
• Casey
  19.5 mi away · pop. 381
• Creston
  20.4 mi away · pop. 7,435
• Atlantic
  20.9 mi away · pop. 6,763
• Kent
  23 mi away
• Nodaway
  24.6 mi away · pop. 73
• Brayton
  24.6 mi away · pop. 101
• Lenox
  25.8 mi away · pop. 1,569

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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 Bridgewater

Reduction sale shorthorn cattle

Daniel E. Bower · 1936

1909-1947, Daniel E. Bower & Sons, sale of shorthorn cattle

Daniel E. Bower & Sons · 1947

Bower and Robinson's sale of Scotch shorthorns

Daniel E. Bower · 1920

Breeders sale of selected Scotch shorthorns

George F. Gruss · 1928

E. H. Sullivan's sale of Scotch and Scotch topped cattle

E. H. Sullivan · 1924

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain · 1876

We hope you like this song

Bree Housley · 2012

American Bastille

John A. Marshall · 1871

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Isabella Tiger Moth

Pyrrharctia isabella

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Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

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Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus

Seen 2026-09-17

Prairie Mound Ant

Formica montana

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Oleander Aphid

Aphis nerii

Seen 2026-08-25

partridge pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Seen 2026-08-16

Common Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius communis

Seen 2025-10-13

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2025-10-01

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2025-09-30

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