Map of Frytown CDP

Frytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, approximately 10 miles southwest of Iowa City. The town has been known as Frytown since the 19th century, and is listed as such on state maps; the USGS once called it Williamstown, though it has since changed the name.

Frytown Conservation Area, a woodlands park belonging to Johnson County, is located about one mile northeast of Frytown.

Frytown CDP overview:
Name:	Frytown CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Johnson County
Elevation:	801 ft (244 m)
Total Area:	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km²)
Land Area:	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	193
Population Density:	238.27/sq mi (91.98/km²)
Area code:	319
FIPS code:	1929325
GNISfeature ID:	463065

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History

The cemetery on the east end of town has markers for the original Fry family, who were immigrants to the area, including Samuel Preston Fry (and wife Fionna Melinda Grosscup) and his father, Titus R Fry (wife, Jane Preston).Jacob Fry 1785–1842. Yoder is the other prominent name in the Church of Christ graveyard.

The population of Frytown/Williamstown was 35 in 1925.

As of the 2010 Census, the population of Frytown was 165.