Ida Grove, Iowa

About Ida Grove

Ida Grove, IA is a small town located in western Iowa, home to 1,988 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Ida Grove is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.2 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 904 residents per square mile.

📰 Ida Grove News Today

• Dane Treiber Ida County Courier · Aug 17
• Residents pack Ida Grove meeting with questions about proposed data centers KTIV · Aug 11
• Ida Grove Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Melvin E. Ploeger, 90, Ida Grove Storm Lake Radio · Aug 11
• Ida Grove newspaper among some potentially being sold in Iowa Siouxland Public Media · Mar 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ida Grove Unique

• The only place in America named Ida Grove — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Moorehead Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ida Grove

• Badger Creek Park reviews ★
• Cobb Memorial Park reviews ★
• Ida Grove City Park reviews ★
• Moorehead Pioneer Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Ida Grove

• Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School
• Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Horn Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ida Grove

🏘️ Nearby Communities