Elwood, Iowa
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|map_caption = Location within Clinton county
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|subdivision_name2 = Clinton
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|population_as_of = 2000
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|timezone = Central (CST)
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|elevation_ft = 738
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|area_code = 563
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Elwood is an unincorporated community in northwestern Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 136, northwest of the city of Clinton, the county seat of Clinton County, and 5 miles (8 km) east of Lost Nation.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '09. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2009, p. 39. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m).
History
It once possessed a post office, established in 1871.{{gnis|2000775|Elwood Post Office}} Elwood was named in honor of Kinsey Elwood, who platted the town in 1873.Wolfe's History of Clinton County, 1911, p. 271.
The population was 100 in 1940.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ |title=The Attorneys List |publisher=United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department |year=1940 |page=299 |language=en}}
References
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{{Clinton County, Iowa}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Clinton County, Iowa
Category:Unincorporated communities in Iowa
Category:1871 establishments in Iowa
Category:Populated places established in 1871
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