Sigourney

History

Keokuk County was opened for Euro-American settlement in 1843, and the town got its start in 1844 when S.A. James built the first cabin there. Other families began to settle there as well, and in 1844, the town was named by county commissioner Dr. George H. Stone in honor of popular poet Lydia Sigourney. A large oil-painted portrait of her still graces the foyer of the county courthouse.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sigourney has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Sigourney was on July 22, 1901, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 31, 2019. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  103
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  96
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  88
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  87
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  76
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  65
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  64
• House Wren

  Troglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809 · Aves
  63

Largest nearby schools

• Sigourney Elementary
  Elementary · Sigourney · 323 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch
  High · Sigourney · 270 students · 14.2:1 ratio

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