Lorimor

History

Lorimor was founded in 1887 when J.S. Lorimor donated a portion of his farm to the Chicago Great Western Railway, on which a railway right-of-way, station and town were built. The town grew to almost 400 in five years, and had a population of almost 700 around 1910. Lorimar was incorporated in 1892. Much of the town was destroyed by fire in the 1890s, leading to ordinances requiring new business to be built of brick or other fire-resistant materials.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  155
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  152
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  142
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  141
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  108
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  103
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  92
• Dickcissel

  Spiza americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  91

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