Page Contents for Underwood, Iowa

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Location

History & History-related items

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Schools.

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Statistics & Facts

The Iowa state capital is Des Moines.
The population of Underwood is approximately 515 (1990), 917 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 217 (1990), 330 (2010).
The amount of land area in Underwood is 0.893 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Underwood to Washington DC is 1038 miles.
The distance to the Iowa state capital is 110 miles. (as the crow flies)
Underwood is positioned 41.38 degrees north of the equator and 95.67 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

between Council Bluffs and Neola along Highway 191 in southwestern Iowa. It is not far from Omaha, Nebraska.
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History & History Related Items

This is an excerpt from a 1907 history of Pottawattamie County: "The town of Underwood was started simultaneously with the advent of the Rock Island Railroad. In 1907, it had two churches, German Lutheran and Latter Day Saints. The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors had lodges there. The school had 130 pupils of which 72 were males and 58 were females."
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Underwood Schools

Underwood Community Schools