Hansell, Iowa

About Hansell

Hansell is a tiny community in northern Iowa with an estimated population of 85.

Hansell holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 370 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Hansell Unique

• The only place in America named Hansell — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• With 85 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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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