Creston

Creston

Creston is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,597 at the 2000 census. Creston originally settled in 1868 as a survey camp for the workers with the Burlington and Missouri Railroad. The campsite was on the crest on the railroad line between the Missouri and Mississippi, hence the name "Creston." Creston was chosen as the division point for the railroad (now the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, which built machine shops, roundhouse and a construction camp to the new town. The town was incorporated in 1871. A new railroad station was constructed...
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quick facts
County:Union County
State:Iowa
Country:United States of America
Population:7,556
Area:5.1 sq. mi.
Time zone:Central Time zone
Also known as:Creston, Iowa, Union County / Creston city

Population history for Creston

YearEstimated Population
2009 7,556
2008 7,497
2007 7,427
2006 7,384
2005 7,344
2004 7,331
2003 7,331
2002 7,418
2001 7,517
2000 7,570
1999 7,615
1998 7,585
1997 7,593
1996 7,660
1995 7,589
1994 7,616
1993 7,708
1992 7,739
1991 7,846
1990 7,952
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Airports in or near Creston

Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines International Airport
Airport code:DSM
Atlantic Municipal Airport
Atlantic Municipal Airport
Airport code:AIO
Trenton Municipal Airport
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Airport code:TRX
Ames Municipal Airport
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Airport code:AMW

U.S. state

Iowa
Iowa
Population:43,112 (1840)

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. Iowa is often...
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