Ottumwa

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Ottumwa

Total population

25,430

Weather78°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates41.02°, -92.42°

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

Overview

Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. Located in the state's southeastern section, the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ottumwa, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Tom Arnold

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1959)

Karen Morley

American film actress (1909-2003)

Beverley Owen

American actress (1937–2019)

J

Jacob Schick

American businessman (1877-1937)

D

Donald Keyhoe

American writer and UFO researcher (1897-1988)

Steve Bales

NASA official

Sally Pederson

American politician

Roy L. Williams

American labor leader, president of the Teamsters (1915–1989)

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Hal Walker

Assistant Director and director (1896–1972)

Adam Young

American musician and singer-songwriter

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Edward J. Ruppelt

American UFO researcher (1923–1960)

Archibald Alexander

African American mathematician and engineer (1888-1958)

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Jason Black

American martial artist

B

Bill Bridgeman

American test pilot (1916–1968)

Bob Lee

American baseball player

Daniel F. Steck

American politician (1881-1950)

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

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 Ottumwa

Marriage records of Wapello county, Ottumwa, Iowa

Daughters of the American Revolution. Iowa Society

Ottumwa courier index, Wapello County, Ottumwa, Iowa

Janice A. Danels · 1986

Urban land use, Ottumwa, Iowa

Iowa. State Planning Board. · 1936

Wapello County, Iowa burial records of Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa

Joyce Bishop · 1989

Marriage records of Wapello County, Ottumwa, Iowa, 1898-1906

Iowa) Daughters of the American Revolution. Elizabeth Ross Chapter (Ottumwa · 1960

Article IV, paragraph 4 of Building regulations, and Ordinance no. 1181

Ottumwa (Iowa) · 1926

Cigar Manufacturing in Ottumwa, Iowa

Tom Quinn · 2020

Public building at Ottumwa, Iowa

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds · 1888

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-09-11

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Seen 2026-09-01

cup plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Seen 2026-08-25

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-08-18

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Seen 2026-08-18

giant ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Seen 2026-08-18

compass plant

Silphium laciniatum

Seen 2026-08-18

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-08-18

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-08-18

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