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Eagle Grove
Iowacity
Eagle Grove
Total population
3,593
Median home value
$104,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$63,125
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Eagle Grove is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,601 at the time of the 2020 census. Eagle Grove is the largest city in Wright County.
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History
Eagle Grove was platted in 1881. It was named from the eagle nests seen by early settlers in a nearby Oak tree grove perched above the bank of the Boone River. On February 2, 1973, a natural gas explosion killed 13 people and leveled the Chatterbox Cafe and the neighboring Coast to Coast hardware store at the southeast corner of Broadway Street and Commerce Avenue.
Geography
Eagle Grove is located near the Boone River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
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Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Eagle Grove, IA from NOAA NWS API.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library