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About Keokuk
City in Iowa, United StatesKeokuk () is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk. It is in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa, where the Des Moines River meets the Mississippi. Keokuk is also the home of Keokuk National Cemetery. It is at the junction of U.S. Routes 61, 136 and 218. Just across the rivers are the towns of Hamilton and Warsaw, Illinois, and Alexandria, Missouri. Keokuk, along with the city of Fort Madison, is a principal city of the Fort Madison-Keokuk micropolitan area, which includes all of Lee County, Iowa, Hancock County, Illinois and Clark…
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Housing in Keokuk
The typical Keokuk home is worth about $85,000, down 7.4% in a year, 65% below the Iowa typical home.
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Safety in Keokuk
Safety Grade C
Keokuk reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Schools in Keokuk
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The public schools Keokuk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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