Magnolia

History

Harrison County was established in 1851 and organized on March 7, 1853. Abram Fletcher, Charles Wolcott and A. D. Jones were appointed by the Iowa General Assembly as Commissioners to organize the county and establish a county seat. They chose the location for Magnolia and gave it its name. The third building that was erected in the town for the county courthouse in 1873 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was demolished in 2019 due to extreme disrepair and the lack of funds to maintain it. The county seat was transferred to Logan from Magnolia in 1875.

Geography

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

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Logan-Magnolia Elementary School
  Elementary · Logan · 418 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Missouri Valley Elementary
  Elementary · Missouri Valley · 361 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School
  High · Logan · 307 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Woodbine High School
  High · Woodbine · 284 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Woodbine Elementary School
  Elementary · Woodbine · 250 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• Missouri Valley High School
  High · Missouri Valley · 235 students · 10.7:1 ratio
• West Harrison Elementary
  Elementary · Mondamin · 161 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Missouri Valley Middle School
  Middle · Missouri Valley · 158 students · 15.8:1 ratio