Gilmore City, Iowa

About Gilmore City

Gilmore City, IA is a tiny community located in northwestern Iowa counting 484 people who proudly call it home.

Gilmore City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 390 residents per square mile.

📰 Gilmore City News Today

• Overnight Manhunt Near Gilmore City Ends in Arrest Northwest Iowa Now · Jun 24
• Obituary | Pauline A. Siefken of Gilmore City, Iowa powersfh.net · Jan 28
• Search underway near Gilmore City for hit-and-run suspect Radio Iowa · Jun 24
• Sheriff: Iowa man arrested after a nearly 18-hour manhunt KTIV · Jun 24
• Man Who Fled Into Quarry Captured at Rural Gilmore City Home Storm Lake Radio · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gilmore City Unique

• The only place in America named Gilmore City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern 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 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gilmore City

• Lizard Lake · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lizard Lake Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lizard Lake Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• Post Prairie and Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gilmore City

• Gilmore City Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gilmore City

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