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Le Mars / l ə ˈ m ɑːr z / is a city and the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. [2] It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] Le Mars is located within America Township and is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area.
State Iowa: Founded: January 15, 1851: Named for: Plymouth, Massachusetts: Seat: ... In 1872 the county seat was moved to Le Mars and a courthouse and jail were built ...
Le Mars is located in northwest Iowa, which is the last part of the state to be settled. [2] Settlement came with the railroads. The Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad was built through the region in 1869 to 1870. In June 1870, the town was platted, and two years later it won an election to move the county seat from Melbourne.
Gehlen Catholic School is a PreK-12 Roman Catholic school located in LeMars, Iowa. [1] Gehlen's athletic teams are known as the Jays. They compete in the War Eagle Conference with eight other teams from northwest Iowa. Their main rival is the other Roman Catholic school in the War Eagle, Remsen St. Mary's High School.
The city of Le Mars acquired 60 acres (24 ha) of land for the park in 1935 for $15,000, and it was dedicated later that year. The state agreed to carryout improving the park and building new facilities over a span of five years as Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects. Work on a nine-hole golf course began in 1936.
Plymouth County Historical Museum is located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. The building was originally Le Mars Central High School. The first school building in the city was constructed on this block in 1876. [2] It was torn down in 1905 when the center part of this building was completed in 1905.
The Foster Park Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]
The Tonsfeldt Round Barn is a historic building located on the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in LeMars, Iowa, United States.It was built in 1918 to house H.P. Tonsfeldt's purebread Polled Hereford cattle, and prize bull, on his farm west of the city. [2]