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AugustaIA

A town of 26. Nearly 35.9% of it is conserved land.

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Population
26
residents
Land area
1 sq mi

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Small town

26 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 67° · L 58°

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Augusta is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

35.9%conserved
35.9%
conserved · 192 of 534 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Augusta Wildlife Management Area—112
2. Welter Recreation Area—74
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Augusta has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–36°
Spring41–62°
Summer64–84°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Augusta is

Augusta beats the Iowa average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Iowa
11 better18 too close to call3 worse
What stands outAugustaIA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.7%12%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.2%6.4%
More adults who have had cancer11.3%8.7%
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
6.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Augusta

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States

Augusta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place situated on the Skunk River in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It is located 10 miles southwest of Burlington and nine miles north of Fort Madison, off U.S. Route 61 and Iowa Highway 16. The community is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Augusta had a population of 51.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
51
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
614 ft

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