{"id":3289,"date":"2023-05-03T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:48","slug":"clarke-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/clarke-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarke County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clarke County is a county in Iowa, United States, in the south-central part of the state along Interstate 35. It had a population of 9,748 at the 2020 census and covers 432 square miles (1,120 km2) centred near 41°01′N 93°47′W.<\/p>\n

Osceola is the county seat, and its postal code is 50213. The county has 3 incorporated cities, 6 unincorporated communities and 12 townships, and observes the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Clarke County<\/h2>\n

Clarke County has 3 incorporated cities — Osceola, Murray and Woodburn — plus a fourth, Weldon, that sits mostly across the line in Decatur County. Six more places are unincorporated communities with no city government of their own. In the table, “City · seat” marks the county seat and “Unincorp.” marks a place with no municipal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Osceola<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nOsceola<\/td>\n5,415<\/td>\n50213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murray<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n684<\/td>\n50174<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodburn<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n50275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weldon<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hopeville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamison<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lacelle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLiberty<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ottawa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smyrna<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Weldon straddles the Clarke–Decatur line, with most of its 136 residents counted in Decatur County; it is included here because part of the platted town lies in Clarke County. Its ZIP code is not verified and is left blank rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Clarke County is divided into 12 civil townships. Populations by township were not confirmed against a current source for this rewrite, so the count column is left blank rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Osceola<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOsceola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLiberty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doyle<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franklin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fremont<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green Bay<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knox<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Madison<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Troy<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ward<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n