Official Name: | Farrar, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Polk |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 974 |
Coordinates: | 41.8058°N -93.37°W |
Area Code: | 515 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 456558 |
Farrar is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. An unused elementary school building and one church are located in Farrar and 13 houses. As a result of unicorporation all residents of Farrar now have a Maxwell, Iowa address.
Farrar owes its development to the railroad line that was developed through the area in 1902-1903 [1], and was consequently named in honor of one of the railroad employees involved in the creation of that line. A post office was established in 1904.[2]
Farrar's population was 42 in 1925.[3] The population was 36 in 1940.[4]
Bondurant–Farrar Community School District operates local area public schools.[5]