AnitaIowa
Anita is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States, platted in 1869 and incorporated in 1875. The population was 963 at the 2020 census.
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About Anita
Anita is a tiny community in southwestern Iowa counting 953 people who proudly call it home.
Anita holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 538 residents per square mile.
📰 Anita News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Anita Unique
- The only place in America named Anita — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Tree in the Road · Attraction
- Tree on the road · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Anita
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Anita
- CAM Jr./Sr. High School
- CAM North Elementary
- Iowa Connections Academy Elementary
- Iowa Connections Academy High School
- Iowa Connections Academy Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.