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Lenox
Iowacity
Total population
1,569
Median home value
$111,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$61,000
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lenox, a city in Iowa, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,569. Coordinates of 40.883°, -94.558° situate Lenox in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,534 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 60% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. That works out to roughly 314 residents per square kilometre — a medium-density urban fabric. The administrative footprint covers about 5 km². Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves50
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves49
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves37
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves35
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves32
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves31
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves28
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Lenox Elementary SchoolElementary · Lenox · 303 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Lenox High SchoolHigh · Lenox · 217 students · 12.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2004-07-166 km SSE of Riverton, Iowa
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Iowa
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Lenox







Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library