St. Ansgar, Iowa

About St. Ansgar

St. Ansgar is a small town in northern Iowa, home to 1,172 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, St. Ansgar is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.09 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,075 residents per square mile.

📰 St. Ansgar News Today

• St. Ansgar Fuel Time gas station offers some of the nations cheapest E85 fuel KIMT · May 11
• St. Ansgar man sentenced for vehicular homicide kaaltv.com · Jul 20
• St. Ansgar Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• St. Ansgar (IA) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Feb 11
• St. Ansgar captures first volleyball state championship KTTC | Rochester, MN · Nov 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes St. Ansgar Unique

• The only place in America named St. Ansgar — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• St Ansgar Heritage Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in St. Ansgar

• Borjean Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Clausen City Park reviews ★
• County S Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Halvorson Park reviews ★
• Hamlin Garland Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schwab Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in St. Ansgar

• St Ansgar Elementary School
• St Ansgar High School
• St Ansgar Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of St. Ansgar

🏘️ Nearby Communities