Official Name: | Clyde, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasper |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 974 |
Coordinates: | 41.8419°N -93.2653°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 464502 |
Clyde is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. Clyde lies along the junction of North 102st Avenue W and Iowa Highway 330.
Clyde was founded in Section 11 on Clear Creek Township. The Maxwell and Company store opened in Clyde in 1868, and a Methodist church was founded in 1874. A fire burned the Maxwell residence in 1875. In 1878, Clyde was a village of 12 to 15 houses and several shops.[1]
The Clyde post office opened in 1858 and closed in 1904.[2]
The population of Clyde was 50 in 1887,[3] and was 44 in 1902.[4] The population had decreased to 26 in 1917.[5]