Union County, Iowa places and people

Union County, Iowa Basics:

Union County Iowa - Government Site

Population: 12,584
Area: 424 square miles
County seat: Creston
Area code(s) in use: 641
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Median household income: $41,795
Persons in poverty: 17.0%
Home ownership rate: 70.6%
Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Adair Adams Clarke Decatur Madison Ringgold Taylor

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Map of the Union County area

Our detail map of Union County shows the Union County, Iowa boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Union County, Iowa

Airports show all on map

Creston Municipal Airport, Cromwell Heliport, Greater Community Hospital Heliport, Mercer Field Airport, Wallace Ultralight Airport

Areas show all on map

Thayer Ponds Public Hunting Area

Bridges show all on map

Grand River Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Afton City Hall, Afton Fire and Rescue, Creston City Hall, Creston Fire Department, Frank Phillips Visitors Information Center, Highland Townhall, Lorimor City Hall, Lorimor Emergency Medical Trained First Responders and Fire Department, Matilda Gibson Memorial Library, Union County Courthouse, Union County Sheriff Office

Cemeteries show all on map

Abel Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, Beulah Cemetery, Bragg Cemetery, Brown Family Cemetery, Bruening Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Claypool Cemetery, Cornwall Cemetery, County Home Cemetery, Dodge Center Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Graceland Cemetery, Green Lawn Cemetery, Groesbeck Cemetery, Grove Chapel Cemetery, Harmony Cemetery, Homewood Cemetery, Ide Family Cemetery, Jerusalem Cemetery, Leas Cemetery, Lorimor Cemetery, Lytles Grove Cemetery, Maple Hill Cemetery, McDuthies Cemetery, Morgan Cemetery, Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Norris Family Cemetery, Otterbein Cemetery, Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Reasoner Cemetery, Spaulding Center Cemetery, Thayer Cemetery, West Union Cemetery

Census show all on map

Kent Census Designated Place

Churches show all on map

Abundant Life Church, Afton Catholic Church, Apostolic Lighthouse Church, Assembly of God Church, Assembly of God Church, Beulah Church, Christian Science Reading Room, Church of Christ, Crest Baptist Church, Cromwell Congregational Church, Dodge Center Church, Fairview Congregational Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church of Christ, Holy Spirit Church, Immanuel Church, Jerusalem Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Lorimor First Baptist Church, Methodist Church, Methodist Church, Oak Hill Church, Platte Center Church, Pleasant Valley Church, Presbyterian Church, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Johns United Church of Christ, Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Salem Lutheran Church, Solid Rock Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church

Dams show all on map

Green Valley Lake Dam

Hospitals show all on map

Afton Care Center, Crest Haven Care Centre, Creston Chiropractic Center, Creston Medical Clinic, Creston Nursing Rehabilitation Center, Creston Vision Clinic, Family Vision Center, Greater Community Hospital, Greater Community Hospital Medical Center, Internal Medicine Consultants, Southwest Foot and Ankle Center

Locales show all on map

Afton, Arispe (historical), Cozy Camper Campgrounds, Crestmoor Country Club, Creston, Cromwell, Farmers Cooperative Company Elevator, Kent (historical), Lakeshore Golf and Country Club, Lorimor (historical), Monette (historical), Pine Valley Golf Course, Sears Sports Complex, Shannon City (historical), Shepard (historical), Spaulding, Talmage Junction, Thayer, Union County Fairgrounds, Union County Historical Village and Museum

Mines show all on map

Parks show all on map

Cedar County Park, First White Settlement in Union County Historical Marker, Garfield Park, Green Valley State Park, Groesbeck County Wildlife Area, McKinley Park, Mitchell Marsh, Mount Pisgah Park, Rainbow Park, Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area, Talmage Hill Park, Talmage Hill Wildlife Area, Thayer Lake Park, Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area, Twelve Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area, Veterans of Foreign Wars Ballfield

Populated Places show all on map

Afton, Afton Junction (historical), Arispe, Country Court Mobile Home Park, Creston, Cromwell, East Creston, Kent, Lorimor, Monette, Shannon City, Shepard (historical), Spaulding, Talmage, Thayer

Post Offices show all on map

Afton Post Office, Arispe Post Office, Coelo Post Office (historical), Creston Post Office, Cromwell Post Office, Kent Post Office, Kings Post Office (historical), Lee Post Office (historical), Lorimor Post Office, Monette Post Office (historical), Myers Post Office (historical), New Hope Post Office (historical), Olio Post Office (historical), Olivet Post Office (historical), Patriot Post Office (historical), Petersville Post Office (historical), Philo Post Office (historical), Platt Post Office (historical), Shannon City Post Office, Shepard Post Office (historical), Spaulding Post Office (historical), Talmage Post Office (historical), Thayer Post Office, Union City Post Office (historical)

Reservoirs show all on map

Green Valley Lake, Lake Afton, Lake McKinley, Spring Valley Lake, Summit Lake, Thayer Lake, Three Mile Lake, Twelve Mile Lake

Schools show all on map

Creston Early Childhood Center, Creston Elementary School, Creston High School, Creston Middle School, East Union Elementary School, East Union Elementary School, East Union Middle / High School, East Union School, First Methodist School, Franklin School, Graceland College, Hair Tech School of Cosmetology, Jefferson School, Lakes Country Academy, Lincoln School, Mayflower Heritage Christian School, Riverdale School, Saint Malachy School, Southwestern Community College, Trinity Lutheran School

Streams show all on map

East Branch Middle Platte River, Fourmile Creek, Indian Creek, Loefler Creek, Parrish Branch, Sevenmile Creek, Star Branch, Threemile Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Twomile Creek, Twomile Creek, West Wolf Creek, Wolf Creek

Towers show all on map

KITR-FM (Creston), KITR-FM (Creston), KSIB-AM (Creston),

Union County, Iowa Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	12,244
Mixed	125
Black	100
Asian	62
American Indian	37
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

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