Quimby

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Quimby

Total population

286

Median home value

$62,100

11.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,375

Quimby$54k

National$74k

Elevation361 m

Land area1.05 km²

Weather52°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates42.63°, -95.64°

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

Quimby is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 249 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 Quimby, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Iowa

• Meriden
  11.4 mi away · pop. 138
• Correctionville
  12.6 mi away · pop. 761
• Pierson
  12.8 mi away · pop. 302
• Cleghorn
  13.1 mi away
• Marcus
  15.7 mi away · pop. 1,180
• Ida Grove
  21.6 mi away · pop. 1,967
• Storm Lake
  22.8 mi away · pop. 11,428
• Lakeside
  23.7 mi away · pop. 563
• Oyens
  24.8 mi away · pop. 81
• Sutherland
  24.9 mi away
• Arthur
  25.3 mi away · pop. 252
• Granville
  27.3 mi away

Browse all places in Iowa →

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 Quimby

Quimby's 75th anniversary, 1887-1962

1962

Stratigraphy of Middle Ordovician rocks in the zinc-lead district of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa

Allen Francis Agnew · 1956

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black Sandshell

Ligumia recta

Seen 2026-10-03

Deertoe Mussel

Truncilla truncata

Seen 2026-10-03

Hickorynut

Obovaria olivaria

Seen 2026-10-03

Elktoe

Alasmidonta marginata

Seen 2026-10-03

Wabash Pigtoe

Fusconaia flava

Seen 2026-10-03

Pimpleback

Pustulosa pustulosa

Seen 2026-10-03

Fawnsfoot

Truncilla donaciformis

Seen 2026-10-03

Yellow Sandshell

Lampsilis teres

Seen 2026-10-03

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