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Elkader

city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States
Place Town In The United States Q932507

Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of
town in the United States, county seat[5]
Inception
1846[10]
Official website
www.elkader-iowa.com[11]
Official name
Elkader[15]

Location

Country
United States[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 42.856°, -91.403°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Clayton County[2]

Population and size

Area
+3.673001, +3.600581[18][19]
Elevation above sea level
+223[17]
Population
+1273, +1209[12][13]

Codes

Local dialing code
563[9]
Postal code
52043[8]
More facts +7
Capital of
Clayton County[14]
Head of government
Josh Pope[4]
Named after
Abdelkader El Djezairi[6]
Number of households
+642[16]
Per capita income
+29031[21]
Twinned administrative body
Mascara[7]
Water as percent of area
+0[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elkader, IA en Elkader en Elkader, Iowa ar القادر el Ελκάντερ es Elkader (Iowa) fa الکادر ja エルカダー ja エルケイダー ru Элкадер ru Элкейдер ru Элкейдер (Айова) uk Елкейдор vi Elkader, Iowa zh 埃尔卡德
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
144352401
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88080077
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Downtown Elkader.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM location ID
26778
FIPS 55-3 (locations in the US)
19-24690
Freebase ID
/m/0st90
GNIS Feature ID
456303, 2394652
GeoNames ID
4855341
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
elkader
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0434981
J9U entity ID
987007562549805171
OpenStreetMap relation ID
128788
Show all 17 identifiers +5
OpenWeatherMap city ID
4855341
Quora topic ID
Elkader-Iowa
Topic's main category
Category:Elkader, Iowa
UN/LOCODE
USQEK
Who's on First ID
85944715
📚 Sources · 1
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Source
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Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
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Credit
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🔗 Connections
Capital of 1
Clayton County
Contained subdivisions 1
Clayton County Register
Country 1
United States
Instance of 1
county seat
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Clayton County
Named after 1
Abdelkader El Djezairi
People born here 1
Asle Gronna
Topic's main category 1
Category:Elkader, Iowa
Twinned administrative body 1
Mascara
← Capital 1
Clayton County
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Elkader, Iowa
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
Clayton County
← Place of publication 1
Clayton County Register
← Twinned administrative body 1
Mascara
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Summary

Elkader is a town in the United States[1].

Related Entities

Abdelkader El Djezairi United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . elkader-iowa.com. Retrieved . elkader-iowa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . elkader-iowa.com. elkader-iowa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · C messier · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → 642
    Per capita income → 29,031 United States dollar
    Coordinate location → 42.856°, -91.403°
    Named after → Abdelkader El Djezairi
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Head of government: Josh Pope"
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