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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 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.
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.
Westmar University was a private four-year liberal arts college in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. It permanently closed on November 21, 1997. Westmar University was founded in 1887 as the Northwestern Normal School and Business College by Jacob Wernli, the Plymouth County Superintendent of Schools. Wernli severed his association with the school ...
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,698. [1] The county seat is Le Mars. [2] Plymouth County was named after Plymouth, Massachusetts. [3] Plymouth County is part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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 Des Moines Register, literally born in a log cabin, became Iowa's leading newspaper. See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history.
St. George's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal Church building located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. Designed in the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, it was erected in 1881. It is one of the few remnants of the English era in Le Mars' early history. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.