The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSwaledale is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 144 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 165 to 144 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Swaledale 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Swaledale’s history is told.
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Swaledale, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Swaledale is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Swaledale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Clear Lake Lake Wall in Clear Lake, 11.5 miles away.
Swaledale and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.