About Bertram
Bertram is a tiny community in eastern Iowa, home to 267 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Bertram holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 175 residents per square mile.
📰 Bertram News Today
- One seriously injured after Linn County crash KCRG · Jun 20
- Crews respond to field fire in southeast Cedar Rapids cbs2iowa.com · Mar 30
- Sharron Ann Hockaday Obituary Jun 26, 2026 murdochfuneralhome.com · Jun 26
- Driver seriously injured in Linn County rollover crash thegazette.com · Jun 22
- Bertram L. "Dutch" Robbins Obituary Apr 18, 2025 Boothby Funeral Home · Jan 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Bertram Unique
- Positioned in eastern 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Bertram
- Edith Lucielle's Bait Shack & Wing Depot
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bertram
- Indian Creek Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Palisades-Kepler State Park reviews ★
- Bertram City Park reviews ★
- Cheyenne Park reviews ★
- Lincoln Heights Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Palisades-Dows Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pioneer Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sac and Fox Trail City Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Trolley Corridor · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)267
Rank in state#586 of 940
Land area1.53 sq mi
Density175/sq mi
Coordinates41.9517, -91.5378