High Amana, Iowa Explained

High Amana, Iowa
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:High Amana
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iowa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.99
Area Land Km2:0.99
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:113
Population Density Km2:113.94
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:755
Coordinates:41.8033°N -91.9383°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:52203[2]
Area Code:319
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-36030
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:457445
Area Total Sq Mi:0.38
Area Land Sq Mi:0.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:295.04

High Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iowa County, Iowa, United States, and is part of the "seven villages" of the Amana Colonies. As of the 2010 Census, the population of High Amana was 115.[3]

Geography

High Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, 2miles west of Middle Amana and east of West Amana. It sits at the northern edge of the valley of the Iowa River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the High Amana CDP has an area of 1sqkm, all land.[3]

History

This community was originally known as German: Hoch-Amana,[4] [5] German for "High Amana", also inflected as German: Hohe-Amana. Its full name was German: Amana vor der Höhe, .[6]

In 1881, High Amana contained a general store, sawmill, machine shop, and a blacksmith shop.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: High Amana IA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2024. February 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): High Amana CDP, Iowa. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 2, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213112032/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1936030. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Book: Cronau, Rudolf. Drei Jahrhunderte Deutschen Lebens in Amerika. 2010. Severus. de. 978-3-942382-31-1. 293. Dörfer Amana, West-, Süd-, Ost-, Mittel- und Hoch-Amana und Heimstadt (Homestead). = "Villages of Amana, West Amana, South Amana, East Amana, Middle Amana, High Amana and Homestead".
  5. Book: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 1908. G. Fischer Verlag. de. 49. Ich fuhr von Süd-Amana zuerst nach West-Amana, dann nach Amana vor der Höhe oder Hoch-Amana. = "I drove from South Amana to West Amana, then to Amana vor der Höhe, or Hoch-Amana."
  6. Book: Ascoli, Max. The Reporter. 24. 1961. Reporter Magazine. We drove up the hill from which High Amana derived its name (actually it was German: Amana vor der Höhe, Amana in front of the hill).
  7. Book: The History of Iowa County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c . Union Historical Company . 1881 . 766.