Gilbert

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Gilbert

Total population

1,381

Median home value

$274,600

44.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$122,656

Gilbert$123k

National$74k

Elevation302 m

Land area2.36 km²

Coordinates42.11°, -93.65°

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

Gilbert is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.

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.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Boone
  12.3 mi away
• Luther
  13 mi away
• Jewell Junction
  14.2 mi away
• Ellsworth
  14.5 mi away
• Cambridge
  15.2 mi away
• Garden City
  16 mi away
• Fraser
  16.9 mi away
• Colo
  18 mi away
• Kamrar
  20 mi away
• Collins
  22.3 mi away
• Elkhart
  22.5 mi away
• Dayton
  24.3 mi away

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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 Gilbert

What's eating Gilbert Grape

Peter Hedges · 1991

Catalog of Gilbert Kardel, Penningroth Bros., Carlton A. Reed shorthorn cattle sale

Gilbert Kardel · 1946

Gilbert N. Haugen

Peter T. Harstad · 1992

Three progressives from Iowa

John N. Schacht · 1980

Gilbert and Sullivan

Harold Orel · 1994

Daniel D. Murphy v. Gilbert N. Haugen

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Elections No. 3 · 1912

Sale catalog of Gilbert Kardel and Penningroth Bros. shorthorn cattle

Gilbert Kardel · 1945

All Iowa grown

Giz Shaw · 1960

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-17

Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Seen 2026-09-17

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-17

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Citronella Ant

Lasius claviger

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-16

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Seen 2026-09-16

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-16

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