Barnes City, Iowa

About Barnes City

Set in the southern part of Iowa, Barnes City is a tiny community counting 152 people who proudly call it home.

Barnes City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.59 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 258 residents per square mile.

📰 Barnes City News Today

• Florence Lindblom Obituary (2026) - Barnes City, IA - Holland-Coble Funeral Home - Montezuma Legacy obituary · Aug 9
• Murphy Moore Obituary (2026) - Barnes City, IA - Holland-Coble Funeral Home - Montezuma Legacy obituary · Mar 20
• Barnes City, Iowa Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• Obituary for Virgil Wayne Roorda Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory · Jun 10
• Volunteer fire department in Mahaska County responds to one of its own KCCI · Aug 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Barnes City Unique

• The only place in America named Barnes City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Barnes City

• Hawthorn Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Barnes City

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