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A city of 9,662 people in Iowa
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Map of Keokuk: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land15%978 of 6,713 acres
Trails1.5 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves9101 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Keokuk

City in Iowa, United States
9,900Population
10.6 sq miArea
571 ftElevation

Keokuk () 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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ZIP code52632
Area code319
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Housing in Keokuk

$85K▼ 7.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market78
Sale-to-list94.6%
Sold in May10
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Safety in Keokuk

C

Safety Grade C

Keokuk reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Keokuk 2.7
Iowa 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Keokuk 12.6
Iowa 12
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

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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DistrictKeokuk Comm School DistrictSchools7

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