River Sioux, Iowa
Census-designated place
River Sioux is located in Iowa
River Sioux
River Sioux
River Sioux is located in the United States
River Sioux
River Sioux
Coordinates: 41°48′21″N 96°02′47″W / 41.80583°N 96.04639°W / 41.80583; -96.04639
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyHarrison
TownshipLittle Sioux
Area
[1]
 • Total0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Land0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,040 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total42
 • Density110.24/sq mi (42.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
51545[3]
Area code712
FIPS code19-67530
GNIS feature ID460651[2]

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.[4]

History

River Sioux was platted in 1868 when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] It was named after the nearby Little Sioux River.[6]

Education

River Sioux is zoned to the West Harrison Community School District.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202042—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: River Sioux, Iowa
  3. ^ "River Sioux IA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth. Western Publishing Company. 1882. pp. 293.
  6. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 119.
  7. ^ "School Map." West Harrison Community School District. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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