History · Harvey

Harvey’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Harvey. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Harvey is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, its population was 236.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 235 people in 2010, 236 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Harvey 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.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Harvey

1 place in Harvey is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Iowaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1998first listedHarvey Railroad Bridge

Where they are

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Structures

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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