Niota

History

The community has fought Mississippi River flooding (cresting levees) through its history. In response to Upper Mississippi River flooding in April 1965, the US Coast Guard sent its Goldenrod to the community on May 3, 1965, for relief. During the July 1993 flooding, inmates helped local residents to reinforce the levees in order to save the community. The effort failed, and the 1993 flood damage from the Mississippi River was the worst in its history. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed that the community be relocated and incorporated at a cost of $8.5 million, though most townspeople preferred to stay where they were.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Niota has a total area of , of which (or 91.27%) is land and (or 8.73%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  540
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  440
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  434
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  420
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  407
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  399
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  368
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  360