Westphalia

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Westphalia

Total population

117

Median home value

$97,400

13.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,083

Westphalia$77k

National$74k

Elevation438 m

Land area0.25 km²

Weather52°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates41.72°, -95.39°

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

Westphalia is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 126 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 Westphalia, 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

Lynn Reynolds

American film director and screenwriter (1889-1927)

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Ronald Burke

American theologian (1944–2002)

Kij Johnson

American writer

George Sabin Gibbs

United States general

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Johnny Beauchamp

racecar driver (1923-1981)

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Raymond Eugene Plummer

American lawyer and jurist (1913–1987)

Tiny Lund

American racing driver (1929-1975)

Megan Hess

American politician

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Sarah Spurgeon

American artist (1903–1985)

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Susan Christensen

American judge

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Ralph Matthews Noble

American rugby union player (1889-1918)

James Schaben

American politician (1926-2013)

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Sam C. Escher

American politician – Minnesota -- "S.C." House 1923-30 (District 11)

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Jay Niemann

American football coach (born 1960)

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Jieno Moxzer

actor (1913-1994)

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Aidan Hall

American football player

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

Nearby places in Iowa

• Panama
  4.2 mi away · pop. 245
• Harlan
  5.9 mi away · pop. 4,891
• Tennant
  9.1 mi away · pop. 84
• Manilla
  14.5 mi away
• Arion
  16.2 mi away · pop. 137
• Manning
  21.5 mi away · pop. 1,533
• Hancock
  22.5 mi away · pop. 216
• Soldier
  27 mi away
• Underwood
  27.8 mi away
• Exira
  27.9 mi away · pop. 705
• Ute
  27.9 mi away
• Westside
  28.8 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 Westphalia

The Weber family of Westphalia and America

Weber, Lester G. · 1999

Brethren : Behold Your Supreme Council

Tamera Fannin · 2023

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Western Foxsnake

Pantherophis ramspotti

Seen 2026-10-02

Short-winged Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus brevipennis

Seen 2026-09-30

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-28

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-22

New England aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Seen 2026-09-13

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-12

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-11

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-05

partridge pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Seen 2026-09-03

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