The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGranger is a city in Dallas and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,654 at the time of the 2020 census, up 184% from 583 in 2000. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,244 to 1,654 (+33%). Half of its homes were built before 2007.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Granger 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 Granger’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Granger’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Granger is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Granger has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Herrold Bridge in Johnston, 4.3 miles away.
Granger and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.