The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDawson is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 116 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 131 to 116 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dawson yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Dawson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dawson’s history is told.
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Dawson, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Dawson is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dawson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bruce's Snowball Market #1 Addition in Perry, 5.9 miles away.
Dawson and the nearest listed places
Closest to Dawson
Bruce's Snowball Market #1 AdditionPerry · Modern Movement5.9mi
Perry Carnegie Library BuildingPerry · Built 19045.9mi
Jones Business CollegePerry · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals6mi
Dowtown Perry Historic DistrictPerry · Late Victorian6mi
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church and RectoryPerry · Built 19016miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.