Van Horne

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Van Horne

Total population

612

Median home value

$184,500

22.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,344

Van Horne$77k

National$74k

Elevation288 m

Land area1.63 km²

Weather63°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates42.01°, -92.09°

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

Van Horne is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 774 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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 Van Horne, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

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

David Henry Mercer

American politician (1857-1919)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

American actress (1862-1961)

E

Edwin Ferdinand Lee

Bishop and missionary

M

Monte Merkel

American football player

D

Dorothy Marie Albers

American architect (1916–2004)

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

Nearby places in Iowa

• Keystone
  5.6 mi away · pop. 674
• Watkins
  9.6 mi away
• Garrison
  9.9 mi away · pop. 286
• Vinton
  11.2 mi away · pop. 4,948
• Elberon
  11.6 mi away · pop. 143
• Atkins
  11.9 mi away · pop. 2,225
• Belle Plaine
  12.3 mi away · pop. 2,380
• Shellsburg
  12.6 mi away
• Marengo
  14.7 mi away · pop. 2,725
• Vining
  15.3 mi away · pop. 68
• Palo
  15.4 mi away · pop. 1,438
• Walford
  16 mi away

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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 Van Horne

Van Horne, Iowa

1981

Second annual sale catalogue of short horn cattle

Adams County Short Horn Breeders' Association · 1919

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-14 08:15 UTC.