| Official Name: | Berwick, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Polk |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 850 |
| Coordinates: | 41.665°N -93.545°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 50032 |
| Area Code: | 515 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 454534 |
Berwick is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of Fourmile Creek. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Berwick's population in 1902 was 72,[1] and was 80 in 1925.[2]
In the early 20th century, Berwick and Norwoodville, a mile southwest, were home to several coal mines. The Norwood-White shaft No. 1 (also known as the Klondike No. 1) was 215feet deep, accessing a 4adj=midNaNadj=mid coal seam. By 1908, this mine extended over roughly 200acres. Norwood-White shaft No. 2 was half a mile to the east. This mine was newer, covering over 40acres in 1908. The Delaware Coal Company had a shaft a mile northwest of Berwick, with a shaft 170feet deep. By 1908, this mine covered less than 15acres.[3] In 1914, Norwood-White produced over 100,000 tons of coal, ranking among the top 24 coal producers in the state.[4] In 1912, United Mine Workers Local 318 in Berwick had 220 members, and Local 845 in Norwoodville, one mile south, had 129 members.[5]
The population was 150 in 1940.[6]