Cotter, Iowa

About Cotter

Cotter, IA is a tiny community located in southeastern Iowa counting 40 people who proudly call it home.

Cotter holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.1 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 400 residents per square mile.

📰 Cotter News Today

• Melissa Ann Hunt www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com · May 8
• Obituary for Daniel G. Peters Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services · Feb 12
• Donna B. Orris Obituary Feb 12, 2023 Jones & Eden Funeral Home · Feb 3
• Konopka, Cotter earn All-American honors in Fargo at nationals Connecticut Wrestling Online · Jul 13
• Michael Cotter Obituary Jul 31, 2017 Worlein Funeral Home · Apr 4

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What Makes Cotter Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.1 sq mi.
• With 40 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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