Official Name: | Angus, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Boone |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1024 |
Coordinates: | 41.8833°N -94.1575°W |
Area Code: | 515 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 454191 |
Angus is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Angus was originally named "Coaltown", and under the latter name was established as a coal mining community in the 1870s.[1] A post office called Coaltown was established in 1879, the name was changed to Angus in 1881, and the post office closed in the 1950s.[2] The present name "Angus" is after a railroad official.[3]
The population was 150 in 1940.[4]