Oto

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Oto

Total population

68

Median home value

$56,700

31.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation334 m

Land area0.69 km²

Weather44°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates42.28°, -95.89°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oto is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 72 at the time of the 2020 census.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Oto, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Arnold J. Isbell

United States Navy officer (1899-1945)

George Myron Clark

American baseball player (1891-1940)

S

Shankar Vaidya

Indian poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Smithland
  4.1 mi away · pop. 137
• Danbury
  9.4 mi away · pop. 283
• Castana
  14.5 mi away · pop. 162
• Correctionville
  14.7 mi away · pop. 761
• Whiting
  16.9 mi away · pop. 777
• Pierson
  18.1 mi away · pop. 302
• Bronson
  18.4 mi away · pop. 312
• Charter Oak
  21.5 mi away · pop. 580
• Ida Grove
  21.9 mi away · pop. 1,967
• Arthur
  28.2 mi away · pop. 252
• Arion
  32 mi away · pop. 137
• Denison
  33.3 mi away · pop. 8,260

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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 Oto

Iowa/Otoe--English dictionary

Lila Wistrand Robinson · 1996

Otoe and Iowa Indian language

Lila Wistrand Robinson · 1978

Expert testimony before the Indian Claims Commission

United States. Indian Claims Commission · 1958

An Ioway grammar

Hamilton, William · 1848

Oklahoma Indian land laws

Lawrence Mills · 1924

Extradition laws and treaties, United States

United States · 1795

Roughing It

Mark Twain · 1872

Andrew Jackson, President of the United States of America, to all and singular to whom these presents shall come, greeting

William Clark · 1831

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-27

velvetleaf

Abutilon theophrasti

Seen 2026-09-27

Tiger Sawgill

Lentinus tigrinus

Seen 2026-09-27

Western Foxsnake

Pantherophis ramspotti

Seen 2026-09-17

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-13

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

Seen 2026-09-10

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Seen 2026-09-07

big bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

Seen 2026-09-02

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