Sexton, Iowa

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Sexton, Iowa
Census-designated place
Sexton elevator
Sexton elevator
Sexton is located in Iowa
Sexton
Sexton
Coordinates: 43°04′58″N 94°05′21″W / 43.08278°N 94.08917°W / 43.08278; -94.08917Coordinates: 43°04′58″N 94°05′21″W / 43.08278°N 94.08917°W / 43.08278; -94.08917
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyKossuth
TownshipsIrvington, Prairie
Post office openedAugust 20, 1888
Area
[1]
 • Total2.20 sq mi (5.70 km2)
 • Land2.20 sq mi (5.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,220 ft (370 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total37
 • Density17/sq mi (6.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
50483
Area code(s)515
GNIS feature ID461516[2]
FIPS code19-71715

Sexton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Irvington Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 18 and Kossuth CR P60. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 37.[1]

History[]

Sexton was platted in 1889.[3] Sexton's population was 42 in 1902.[4]

The town contained a post office from August 1888 until May 1974.[5]

A few houses, a Racer's Bar and Grill and the Sexton elevator remain.

Geography[]

Sexton is in southeastern Kossuth County, 8 miles (13 km) east of Algona, the county seat, and 5 miles (8 km) west of Wesley. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sexton CDP has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.[1] The CDP is on the south side of U.S. Route 18.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sexton CDP, Iowa". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2019.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Sexton." USGS. URL Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Reed, Benjamin F. (1913). History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 589.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Sexton Post Office (historical)." USGS. URL Retrieved June 26, 2010.
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