Eitzen

History

A post office called Eitzen has been in operation since 1868. A share of the early settlers being natives of Eitzen, Germany, caused the name to be selected. In September 2020, while visiting randomly selected households in Eitzen, a group of CDC officials claimed to have been confronted, and to have had their cars surrounded, by residents of houses who did not believe they were who they claimed to be; the incident was one of several that led to the discontinuation of the program. This account was disputed by mayor Jeff Adamson, who claimed the city was never informed about the plan to approach random households, and said "I think they owe the city of Eitzen and its citizens an apology". He further said that "a city official and two other residents responded to concerns about people going door-to-door in an unmarked car with California plates [...] Two vehicles driven by the city official and residents were parked on either side of the COVID-19 team's vehicle, but it was never blocked."

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,420
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,268
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,265
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,129
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,121
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,118
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,105
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,101

Largest nearby schools

• CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH
  High · CALEDONIA · 295 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · CALEDONIA · 288 students · 12:1 ratio
• SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · SPRING GROVE · 195 students · 19.5:1 ratio
• SPRING GROVE SECONDARY
  High · SPRING GROVE · 157 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• CALEDONIA MIDDLE
  Middle · CALEDONIA · 147 students · 13.4:1 ratio