St. Olaf, Iowa

About St. Olaf

St. Olaf is a tiny community in northeastern Iowa counting 102 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, St. Olaf is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 425 residents per square mile.

📰 St. Olaf News Today

• Linda Joyce Fox, née Lemke, St. Olaf, Iowa, August 1, 2026 Grau Funeral Homes · Aug 1
• Bradley Dean Christianson, St. Olaf, Iowa, May 16, 2026 Grau Funeral Homes · May 16
• Ida Mae Kuntz, Iowa City, Iowa formerly of St. Olaf, Iowa, December 2, 2025 Grau Funeral Homes · Apr 25
• Iowa woman allegedly ran over, assaulted boyfriend while intoxicated KCCI · Aug 13
• A career in research that has made a difference for patients and public health St. Olaf College · Nov 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes St. Olaf Unique

• The only place in America named St. Olaf — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• Positioned in northeastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in St. Olaf

• Big Springs Trout Hatchery · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Springs Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Frieden Park reviews ★
• Roberts Creek State Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of St. Olaf

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