Kirkman, Iowa

About Kirkman

Kirkman, IA is a tiny community located in western Iowa with an estimated population of 60.

Kirkman holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 231 residents per square mile.

📰 Kirkman News Today

• Ronald Dean Heese Obituary westerniowatoday.com · Jun 11
• Robert William Kirkman Obituary (2026) - Des Moines, IA - Simplify Cremations & Funerals - Des Moines Legacy obituary · Jun 15
• Richard Nelson cedarmemorial.com · Feb 7
• Kirkman on ballot for Iowa House of Representatives District 99 seat Daily Gate City · Feb 26
• Nolan L. Quam Obituary The Des Moines Register · Aug 29

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What Makes Kirkman Unique

• The only place in America named Kirkman — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 60 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western 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.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kirkman

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