Boone, Iowa

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Coal mining played an important part in the early history of the Boone area. Local blacksmiths were already mining coal from the banks of Honey Creek south of what became Boone in 1849.{{Cite web |title=About - County History - Boone County Government - Iowa |url=https://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/about/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=www.boonecounty.iowa.gov |language=en}}

Boone was platted as a town in 1865 by John Insley Blair. It was incorporated the following year, when the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company railroad station was built there. The town was originally named "Montana";{{cite web|url=http://www.history-map.com/picture/003/Montana-Iowa.htm|title=Bird's eye view of the city of Montana, Boone Co., Iowa 1868|work=historymap.com|access-date=November 25, 2012}} it was renamed to Boone in 1871. The nearby town of Boonesboro was also chartered in 1866; Boonesboro was annexed to Boone in 1887.{{cite web|url=http://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/index.aspx?page=282|title=County History|work=Boone County, Iowa|access-date=November 25, 2012}} The present name is a tribute to Nathan Boone, son of explorer Daniel Boone.{{cite book|last=Savage|first=Tom|title=A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxagLIZHNv4C&pg=PA41|date=August 2007|publisher=University of Iowa Press|isbn=978-1-58729-759-5|page=41}}

Commercial mining was spurred by the arrival of the railroad. In 1867, Canfield and Taylor opened a mine just west of town. Their mine shaft was 242 feet deep, and they hauled coal to the railroad by wagon. In 1874, a railroad spur was built to the mine. This mine was taken over by the railroad, and operated for 30 years.

There were coal seams in the Boone area; the upper vein, about 3 feet thick, was always worked using longwall mining, while the lower vein was always mined using room and pillar mining.James H. Lees, History of Coal Mining in Iowa, Chapter III of [https://books.google.com/books?id=1BUMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA484&pg=PA575 Annual Report, 1908], Iowa Geological Survey, 1909, pages 575–579. In 1912, United Mine Workers Local 869 in Boone had 554 members, close to 10% of the population at the time.Tally Sheet, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cfAUAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA1007 Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Convention of the United Mine Workers of America] Jan. 16 – Feb. 2, 1912, Indianapolis; Volume 2, page 182A.

The grocery chain Fareway originated in Boone. The company maintains their business offices in town also.{{cite web|title=History - Reflecting on 75 Years|url=https://www.fareway.com/about/history|website=Fareway|publisher=Fareway|access-date=4 February 2018}}

File:First Casey's store in Boone, IA.jpgThe first Casey's General Store was founded in Boone, Iowa in 1968.{{cite web|title=Community Pride, Hometown Heart|url=https://www.caseys.com/about-us|website=Casey's General Store|publisher=Casey's General Store|access-date=4 February 2018}}

Other larger businesses that have had or still maintain facilities in Boone include Gates Rubber, Heinrich Envelope, Archway Bakery, Lowe-Berry Seeds, Coca-Cola Bottling, Quinn Iron & Wire Works (now Besser Quinn Machine & Foundry), Mid-States Steel, Sunoco Products, Specialty Leather Productions, Randy's Frozen Meats, PDM Distribution, ProLiant Biologicals, APC, Thermomass Composite Tech, CDS Global, Patterson Logistics and Stoll Bottling.{{cite web |title=Manufacturing |url=http://booneiowa.chambermaster.com/list/category/manufacturing-87 |website=Boone County Iowa |publisher=Boone Co. Chamber of Commerce - IA |access-date=26 July 2018}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|9.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}

Ledges State Park is located four miles south of Boone and is a popular destination.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boone has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

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|Jan record high F = 68

|Feb record high F = 77

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 95

|May record high F = 110

|Jun record high F = 106

|Jul record high F = 111

|Aug record high F = 111

|Sep record high F = 103

|Oct record high F = 95

|Nov record high F = 82

|Dec record high F = 72

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|Jan avg record high F = 50.8

|Feb avg record high F = 55.6

|Mar avg record high F = 72.0

|Apr avg record high F = 82.8

|May avg record high F = 88.6

|Jun avg record high F = 92.4

|Jul avg record high F = 94.2

|Aug avg record high F = 92.8

|Sep avg record high F = 90.1

|Oct avg record high F = 84.0

|Nov avg record high F = 69.1

|Dec avg record high F = 54.9

|year avg record high F = 95.9

|Jan high F = 28.2

|Feb high F = 33.3

|Mar high F = 46.3

|Apr high F = 60.0

|May high F = 71.0

|Jun high F = 80.7

|Jul high F = 84.2

|Aug high F = 82.2

|Sep high F = 76.1

|Oct high F = 63.2

|Nov high F = 46.9

|Dec high F = 33.8

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|Jan mean F = 18.7

|Feb mean F = 23.3

|Mar mean F = 35.9

|Apr mean F = 48.4

|May mean F = 59.7

|Jun mean F = 69.6

|Jul mean F = 73.5

|Aug mean F = 71.5

|Sep mean F = 63.9

|Oct mean F = 51.0

|Nov mean F = 36.8

|Dec mean F = 24.8

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|Jan low F = 9.1

|Feb low F = 13.3

|Mar low F = 25.6

|Apr low F = 36.7

|May low F = 48.5

|Jun low F = 58.6

|Jul low F = 62.7

|Aug low F = 60.8

|Sep low F = 51.7

|Oct low F = 38.8

|Nov low F = 26.8

|Dec low F = 15.8

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|Jan avg record low F = -13.7

|Feb avg record low F = -8.5

|Mar avg record low F = 4.1

|Apr avg record low F = 21.2

|May avg record low F = 33.4

|Jun avg record low F = 45.0

|Jul avg record low F = 51.8

|Aug avg record low F = 50.7

|Sep avg record low F = 36.4

|Oct avg record low F = 23.6

|Nov avg record low F = 9.9

|Dec avg record low F = -5.2

|year avg record low F = -17.6

|Jan record low F = -35

|Feb record low F = -35

|Mar record low F = -22

|Apr record low F = -1

|May record low F = 21

|Jun record low F = 35

|Jul record low F = 40

|Aug record low F = 35

|Sep record low F = 23

|Oct record low F = -6

|Nov record low F = -11

|Dec record low F = -25

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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.20

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.41

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.26

|Apr precipitation inch = 4.06

|May precipitation inch = 5.17

|Jun precipitation inch = 5.38

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.80

|Aug precipitation inch = 4.92

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.32

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.97

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.08

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.57

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|Feb snow inch = 9.3

|Mar snow inch = 5.0

|Apr snow inch = 1.3

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|Oct snow inch = 0.6

|Nov snow inch = 1.9

|Dec snow inch = 7.9

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|Jan precipitation days = 8.9

|Feb precipitation days = 8.5

|Mar precipitation days = 9.5

|Apr precipitation days = 12.5

|May precipitation days = 14.4

|Jun precipitation days = 12.8

|Jul precipitation days = 10.4

|Aug precipitation days = 10.9

|Sep precipitation days = 9.2

|Oct precipitation days = 9.4

|Nov precipitation days = 7.7

|Dec precipitation days = 8.8

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|Jan snow days = 6.1

|Feb snow days = 5.8

|Mar snow days = 2.8

|Apr snow days = 1.0

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|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.3

|Nov snow days = 1.4

|Dec snow days = 5.2

|source 1 = NOAA

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{{US Census population

|1880= 3330

|1890= 6520

|1900= 8880

|1910= 10347

|1920= 12451

|1930= 11886

|1940= 12373

|1950= 12164

|1960= 12468

|1970= 12468

|1980= 12602

|1990= 12392

|2000= 12803

|2010= 12661

|2020= 12460

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy}}

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As of the census of 2020,{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} there were 12,460 people, 5,410 households, and 3,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,371.6 inhabitants per square mile (529.6/km²). There were 5,935 housing units at an average density of 653.3 per square mile (252.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.8% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.6% of the population.

Of the 5,410 households, 26.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% were cohabitating couples, 27.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 20.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.3% of all households were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 24.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 and 44; 25.3% were from 45 and 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

At the 2010 census,{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 11, 2012}} there were 12,661 people, 5,380 households and 3,278 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1403.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,917 housing units at an average density of {{convert|656.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 5,380 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age was 38.1 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

At the 2000 census,{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }} there were 12,803 people, 5,313 households and 3,363 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,433.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,585 housing units at an average density of {{convert|625.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.34% White, 0.32% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 5,313 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.

24.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median household income was $43,256. Males had a median income of $32,106 and females $22,119. The per capita income was $22,611. About 5.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Boone is located on U.S. Route 30. The original Lincoln Highway ran through the center of town, but a new four-lane highway was built in the late 1960s that bypassed the center of Boone to the south. There is also a network of paved country roads radiating out in all directions.

Boone is served by the mainline of the Union Pacific, which purchased the Chicago & North Western Railroad (C&NW) in 1995. Boone was a division and crew change point on the railroad under the Chicago & North Western and some of that business remains today. There is a moderate-sized rail yard to the east of the downtown area. The locomotives no longer sound their horns in the town proper due to modifications to the various points where streets intersect with the rail line.

Boone was also the exact midpoint on the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad, an electric interurban line converted to diesel in 1955 after a flood on the Des Moines River devastated the Fraser hydroelectric power plant that supplied power to the railroad. It connected with the C&NW downtown. It was purchased by the C&NW in 1968 and subsequently abandoned. The western part of the line to Fraser has been resurrected as the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad, a tourist line.

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad also ran a branch line into Boone from the southeast. It likewise connected with the C&NW. The line was trimmed back to Luther in the late 1960s and completely abandoned a few years later.

File:Grain Elevator in Boone, Iowa.jpg

• Unemployment rate

::2.8% (3.6% USA)

• Recent job growth

::-0.48% (-0.12% USA)

• Future job growth

::33.14% (31.25% USA)

• Sales taxes

::7.00% (6.80% USA)

• Income per capita

::$23,283 ($27,067 USA)

• Household income

:$46,749 ($52,954){{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/iowa/boone|title=Boone, Iowa Economy|website=www.bestplaces.net}}

The Boone Community School District operates local public schools.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_BOONE_0.pdf|title=Boone|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-07-30}} The Sacred Heart parish operates a parochial school for kindergarten through 8th grade. Trinity Lutheran Church operates a school for students 3 years old to 8th grade.{{Cite web|title=Trinity Lutheran Church of Boone, Iowa – Trinity's presence on the internet|url=https://www.trinitylutheranboone.com/|access-date=2021-10-07|language=en-US}} The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has a campus in the south central part of the town. It was established when DMACC purchased the former Boone Junior College in 1969 and was the second campus added during the initial period of expansion.{{cite web |last1=DMACC staff |title=College History |url=https://www.dmacc.edu/history/Pages/welcome.aspx |website=Des Moines Area Community College |publisher=DMACC |access-date=2023-05-10}}

Pufferbilly Days, an annual event celebrating Boone's railroad heritage, is held at the end of the summer and is one of Iowa's top five community festivals with over 30,000 attendees.{{cite web | title = Pufferbilly Days | url = http://www.pufferbillydays.com | publisher = Boone County Chamber of Commerce | access-date = February 1, 2022}}

The IMCA Super Nationals are held at the Boone Speedway, occurring during the week of Labor Day.{{cite web | title = IMCA Super Nationals | url =https://www.imca.com/supernationals/ | publisher = IMCA | access-date = August 31, 2019}}

Boone River Valley Festival was started in 2017 and takes place in May. It is an outdoor festival with events to celebrate all of the beauty and activities that Boone and Boone County have to offer.{{cite web | title = Boone River Valley Festival | url = http://boonerivervalleyfestival.com/ | publisher = Boone River Valley Festival | access-date = August 31, 2019}}

Boone is also a site of the annual Farm Progress Show. Originally the show rotated from one farm to another in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana before the permanent sites were established at Boone, Iowa and Decatur, Illinois. The show now alternates between these two permanent sites on an annual basis.{{cite web|title=Celebrating Over 50 Years of Farm Progress Show Success|url=http://www.kansasfarmer.com/show-history-farm-progress-show|website=Kansas Farmer|publisher=Informa USA Inc.|access-date=9 February 2018}}

Vincenzo Miserendino's final and largest statue of Theodore Roosevelt, which was eight times life-size was commissioned in 1941, and was scheduled to arrive in Boone, Iowa, in 1943. However, before casting, its 4,000 pounds of bronze was appropriated for World War II. Miserendino commented that Theodore Roosevelt himself would have approved of that decision to put the service of the country first. Later, in 1946, the Roman Bronze Corporation of Corona, New York City, produced the casting in Miserendino's original mold.{{efn|Miserendino died in 1943 before the 1946 casting of Roosevelt.}} On January 6, 1948, it was placed in {{ill|McHose Park|ceb}}.{{efn|James Buritt McHose was an admirer of Theodore Roosevelt. On July 25, 1924, McHose and his wife, Ella, gave nearly 200 acres of land on the southwest side of Boone to the city for a park which is named in their honor. When McHose died in June of 1927 at the age of 78, shortly after the park's dedication, his last will and testament specified that a statue of Roosevelt be placed in the park. John W. Jordan, the attorney for McHose's will, oversaw the Roosevelt statue project for the park.}} Residing on three large granite blocks, the 6' 3" statue depicts Roosevelt rising out of a mountainous landscape with his hand outstretched as if addressing a crowd. Below the statue are ten bas reliefs of Roosevelt's outdoor accomplishments.{{cite news | last = Caswell | first = Suzanne | title = The statue of Teddy Roosevelt | url=http://www.iowalivingmagazines.com/2013/04/24/the-statue-of-teddy-roosevelt | magazine = Iowa Living Magazines | date = April 24, 2013 | access-date = January 23, 2016}}

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum are other points of interest. The B&SVRR allows visitors to view Boone and the Boone river valley area via train, riding behind various historic train equipment. Thomas the Tank Engine makes annual visits to B&SVRR, at the Day Out with Thomas event, usually in September.{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Day Out with Thomas |url=https://bsvrr.com/wp/events/day-out-with-thomas/ |website=Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad and James H. Andrew Railroad Museum |publisher=Iowa Railroad Historical Society |access-date=4 October 2019}} The railroad also hosts several "dinner" trains, a regular weekly train excursion as well as a special Christmas themed event. The James H. Andrew museum, located on site, highlights railroad history with a variety of exhibits and authentic railroad related artifacts.{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=James H. Andrew Museum |url=https://bsvrr.com/wp/james-h-andrew-museum/ |website=Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad |publisher=Iowa Railroad History Society |access-date=4 October 2019}}

J.B. McHose Park and Shelter is the largest park in Boone, and features shelters, baseball fields, tennis courts, a sand volleyball area, a basketball court, playgrounds, nature trails, an equestrian trail, fishing pond, Teddy Roosevelt monument, bike trail, disc golf course, and a swimming pool.{{Cite web|title=Locations / J.B. McHose Park & Shelter / Boone, IA|url=https://www.boonegov.com/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=22|access-date=2021-10-07|website=www.boonegov.com}}

== Notable people ==

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• Mamie Geneva Doud, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was born here; Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, one of the main east–west streets in Boone and former route of US Hwy 30, is named in her honor.{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/first-families/mamie-geneva-doud-eisenhower/ |website=The White House |publisher=The White House |access-date=March 17, 2022}}
• Norman Arthur Erbe, Republican Governor of Iowa from 1961 to 1963; born and resided in Boone.{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Governor Norman Arthur Erbe |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/norman-arthur-erbe/ |website=National Governors Assoc. |publisher=National Governors Assoc. |access-date=March 17, 2022}}
• Jerry McNertney, MLB player for Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Pirates{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Jerry McNertney Stats |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mcnerje01 |website=Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball Almanac, Inc. |access-date=March 17, 2022}}
• Hap Moran, All-American basketball player from Boone High School and New York Giants football star{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Mo |title=Is He the Greatest |url=http://kelleyskorner1.blogspot.com/2021/03/ |website=Kelley's Korner |publisher=Mo Kelley |access-date=March 20, 2022}}
• Chad Rinehart, offensive lineman for San Diego Chargers and All-American for University of Northern Iowa{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Chad Rinehart Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/11330/chad-rinehart |website=ESPN |publisher=ESPN Enterprises Inc. |access-date=March 20, 2022}}
• Darlene Rose, missionary in Papua New Guinea during and after World War II, survived imprisonment in Japanese War CampRose, Darlene Deibler. Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990. Print.
• Ed Updegraff, golfer, U.S. Senior Amateur and Walker Cup champion; also a physician{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Maury |title=Ed Updegraff |url=https://data.desmoinesregister.com/hall-of-fame/single.php?id=430 |website=Register Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=Des Moines Register |access-date=March 20, 2022}}
• Curtis D. Wilbur, lawyer, judge and 43rd United States Secretary of the Navy{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Curtis D. Wilbur (1924-1929) |url=https://millercenter.org/president/coolidge/essays/wilbur-1924-secretary-of-the-navy |website=UVA / Miller Center |publisher=University of Virginia |access-date= March 20, 2022}}
• Ray Lyman Wilbur, third president of Stanford University, also United States Secretary of the Interior; born in Boone{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Ray L. Wilbur (1929-1933) |url=https://millercenter.org/president/hoover/essays/wilbur-1929-secretary-of-the-interior |website=UVA / Miller Center |publisher=University of Virginia |access-date=March 20, 2022}}

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• [http://www.boonegov.com Official Boone City website]
• [https://www.boonecountychamber.com Boone County Chamber of Commerce]
• [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Boone%2C+IA%2C+US%22+source%3Alife Vintage Life magazine photos]
• {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Boone}}

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