Kirkman, Iowa

About Kirkman

Kirkman, IA is a tiny community located in western Iowa with an estimated population of 60.

Kirkman holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 231 residents per square mile.

📰 Kirkman News Today

• Kirkman, IA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 2
• Nancy Stephenson - Osceola Sentinel-Tribune Osceola Sentinel-Tribune · Jun 26
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Kirkman, 51447, Iowa - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Sep 16
• In support of Kennifer Kirkman | Daily Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa Daily Gate City · Jul 6
• Robert William Kirkman Obituary (2026) - Des Moines, IA - Simplify Cremations & Funerals - Des Moines Legacy | Obituary · Jun 15

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What Makes Kirkman Unique

• The only place in America named Kirkman — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 60 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 7 miles.

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