Farrar, Iowa

Farrar is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States.[1] An unused elementary school building and one church are located in Farrar and 13 houses. The mayor of Farrar is Zach Stiles.

This article is about the Iowa community. For other uses, see Farrar.
Farrar, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Farrar, Iowa is located in Iowa
Farrar, Iowa
Farrar, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°48′21″N 93°22′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPolk
Government
 • MayorZack Stiles
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code515
GNIS feature ID456558[1]

History

Farrar owes its development to the railroad line that was developed through the area in 1902-1903 [2] , and was consequently named in honor of one of the railroad employees involved in the creation of that line. A post office was established in 1904.[3]

Farrar's population was 42 in 1925.[4]

Education

The Bondurant–Farrar Community School District operates local area public schools.[5]

References
  1. "Farrar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Richard C. Carpenter (2013). A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 5: Iowa and Minnesota. ISBN 9781421401461.
  3. Tom Savage (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names. ISBN 9781587295317.
  4. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  5. "FY20 BONDURANT-FARRAR" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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