Map of Eagle Grove city, Iowa

Eagle Grove is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,601 at the time of the 2020 census. Eagle Grove is the largest city in Wright County.

Eagle Grove city overview:
Name:	Eagle Grove city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Wright County
Elevation:	1,115 ft (340 m)
Total Area:	4.07 sq mi (10.55 km²)
Land Area:	4.07 sq mi (10.55 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,601
Population Density:	884.33/sq mi (341.45/km²)
ZIP code:	50533
Area code:	515
FIPS code:	1923250
GNISfeature ID:	0456091
Website:	www.eaglegroveiowa.org

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History

Eagle Grove was platted in 1881. It was named from the eagle nests seen by early settlers in a nearby Oak tree grove perched above the bank of the Boone River . In 1851 Mr. N. B. Paine moved to Wright County, purchased property and constructed a log cabin that stood directly west of the grove. The nest was over six feet in diameter. The eagles settled in the nest in the spring and summer of 1855-56, However in the spring of 1857 they were shot and killed by a trapper. Thus Eagle Grove was named in honour of these eagles. .

On February 2, 1973, a natural gas explosion killed 13 people and leveled the Chatterbox Cafe and the neighboring Coast to Coast hardware store at the southeast corner of Broadway Street and Commerce Avenue.