Boxholm, Iowa

About Boxholm

Set in the central part of Iowa, Boxholm is a tiny community, home to 177 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Boxholm holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 177 residents per square mile.

📰 Boxholm News Today

• Colson King Obituary - West Des Moines, IA Neptune Society · May 8
• Donna Peterson Obituary (2026) - Boxholm, IA - Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service - Iowa City Legacy obituary · Jan 6
• Joann Stark Eddy Obituary September 7, 2025 Overton Funeral Home · Sep 7
• Lila Lawton Obituary July 4, 2004 Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory · Nov 10
• Boxholm, Iowa Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18

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What Makes Boxholm Unique

• The only place in America named Boxholm — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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