St. Benedict, Iowa Explained

Official Name:St. Benedict, Iowa
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Benedict
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kossuth
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Prairie
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.99
Area Land Km2:1.99
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.77
Area Land Sq Mi:0.77
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:31
Population Density Km2:15.60
Population Density Sq Mi:40.42
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1260
Coordinates:43.0378°N -94.0642°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:515
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:19-69825
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0460944

St. Benedict is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prairie Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 39.[2]

St. Benedict was platted in 1899.[3]

Geography

The community is located in southeastern Kossuth County, 10miles southeast of Algona, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2sqkm, all land.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. Benedict CDP, Iowa. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. February 28, 2019.
  3. Book: History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Volume 1 . S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . Reed, Benjamin F. . 1913 . 583.