River Sioux, Iowa Explained

Official Name:River Sioux, Iowa
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:River Sioux
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harrison
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Little Sioux
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.99
Area Land Km2:0.99
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.38
Area Land Sq Mi:0.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:42
Population Density Km2:42.61
Population Density Sq Mi:110.24
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1040
Coordinates:41.8058°N -96.0464°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:51545[2]
Area Code:712
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-67530
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:460651

River Sioux is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 Census the population was 59.[3]

History

River Sioux was platted in 1868 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] It was named after the nearby Little Sioux River.[5]

Education

River Sioux is zoned to the West Harrison Community School District.[6]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: River Sioux IA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2024. February 5, 2024.
  3. https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1967530
  4. Book: History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth . Western Publishing Company . 1882 . 293.
  5. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 119.
  6. "School Map." West Harrison Community School District. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.