Iola, Kansas Iola, Kansas Location inside Allen County and Kansas Location inside Allen County and Kansas KDOT map of Allen County (legend) KDOT map of Allen County (legend) County Allen Iola (pronounced /a o l /) is a town/city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, positioned in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 5,704. Iola is the governmental center of county of Allen County. It is titled in honor of Iola Colborn. Former Allen County Jail (2008) After the locale of the governmental center of county at Humboldt, by the council of 1858, there was a great deal of dissatisfaction among the inhabitants of the central and northern parts of the county, and a number of people chose the present site of Iola, with the intention of ultimately securing the county seat.
The officers of the business after due consideration of different points chose a site for the proposed town, about two miles (3 km) north of Cofachique, at the confluence of Elm Creek and the Neosho River.
Some one had proposed the name Iola, which was the Christian name of J.F.
The inhabitants of Cofachique, despairing of making their town a success, joined with Iola, and most of them moved to the new site, all working together in the endeavor to secure the locale of the governmental center of county at once.
On the culmination of the home, Colborn and his family moved into it, thus being the first pioneer in the town of Iola.
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, the building and the block on which it stood were fortified, becoming Iola's fort.
The postal service for the neighborhood had previously been at Cofachique, and Aaron Case was Postmaster, but in October 1859, the office was removed to Iola, Case still being Postmaster, though James Faulkner attended to it, as his deputy, until he was appointed to the office a short time after.
On March 26, 1860, an election was held on the re-location of the county seat, but the majority of votes were cast to keep the governmental center of county in Humboldt.
People were still dissatisfied, and for a several years after that the governmental center of county question entered largely into every political campaign.
Having secured a majority of the votes, Iola was declared the county seat, and the records and county offices removed there at once, since which time it has remained.
In the latter part of the year the effects of the drought were so badly felt, in addition to failing to secure the county seat, that company became very dull, and for a time all of the people were much discouraged.
In 1861 the war broke out, and as nearly every able-bodied man in Iola, as well as the county, had entered the army there was no chance for improvement; and until the close of the war, in 1865, the town interval to be no larger than it was in 1860.
In 1865, after the return of the people from the army at the close of the war, the town began to advancement steadily, and so continued until the year 1870, at which time (in March) it was incorporated as a town/city of the third class (bounded by State Street on the west, Irwin Street on the south, Cottonwood Street on the east, and Brooks Street (now Carpenter Street) on the north), and having secured the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad, rapid strides were made for the next two years in the enhancement of the town.
Among other heavy establishments at that time, was the King Bridge Manufacturing Company, which positioned the Bridge shops at Iola, in 1871.
The buildings and a several acres of territory on which they were positioned were sold at a Sheriff's sale for $1,100, being purchased by a several people of Iola.
The early journal of the town/city disappeared amid the trouble with the King Iron Bridge Company, relative to the payment of the town/city bonds voted to that company, which caused some trouble regarding the legality of some of the ordinances and acts said to have been enacted by the first City Council.
The Allen County Courant was the first journal presented int Iola, and was established January 5, 1867, by W.H.
In the following years the ownership of the paper changed five times and it was briefly retitled Kansas State Register between August 24 and December 10, 1870.
Perkins took charge and changed the paper's name to the Iola Register.
When the governmental center of county was positioned at Iola, the town business donated 100 lots to the county, to aid in the assembly of enhance buildings.
Eldridge, and used for county offices and all court home purposes.
The Allen County Jail, a strong contemporary structure, was assembled at a cost of $10,000, in county bonds, which were voted in August, 1868.
Map of Allen County Iola is positioned at 37 55 N 95 24 W (37.923, -95.400). The town/city is situated along the easterly bank of the Neosho River between Deer Creek, to the north, and Rock Creek, to the south, with Coon Creek flowing through the city.
The tiny town/city of Bassett lies adjoining to Iola's southern border, and the town/city of Humboldt is about 7 miles (11 km) to the south along US-169.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.81 square miles (12.46 km2), of which, 4.54 square miles (11.76 km2) is territory and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Iola has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Iola hosts its annual Farm City Days in mid-October.
There were 2,357 homeholds of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 36 years.
23.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 12.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,302 citizens , 2,590 homeholds, and 1,590 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,219, and the median income for a family was $37,795.
Iola USD 257 (Web site), home of the 2006 Kansas 4 - A Girls State Basketball Champions.
Bus service is provided northward towards Kansas City, Missouri and southward towards Tulsa, Oklahoma by Jefferson Lines (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines). Allen County Airport is three miles south of the city.
The Iola Register is presented weekdays and Saturday.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen County, Kansas Iola High School a b c d Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Iola, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
History of Allen and Woodson Counties Kansas.
Iola, KS: Iola Register.
"Local Matters," The Iola Register, June 11, 1880, p.
Climate Summary for Iola, Kansas Atlas and plat book of Allen County, Kansas; Kenyon Company; 90 pages; 1921.
Plat book of Allen County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co.
Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W.
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