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Hedrick is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 728 at the time of the 2020 census.

Hedrick city overview:
Name:	Hedrick city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Keokuk County
Elevation:	820 ft (250 m)
Total Area:	1.56 sq mi (4.03 km²)
Land Area:	1.56 sq mi (4.03 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	728
Population Density:	467.27/sq mi (180.43/km²)
ZIP code:	52563
Area code:	641
FIPS code:	1935670
GNISfeature ID:	0457375

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History

In 1882, the Burlington and Western Railway a narrow gauge line, and its competitor, the Iowa Central Railway, built competing east–west lines through the area. These crossed the Rock Island tracks here, so it was a natural location for a station and town.

Hedrick was incorporated on April 23, 1883. It was named for General Hedrick.

The Burlington and Western was widened to standard gauge in 1902 and merged into the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy a year later. The Minneapolis and St. Louis took over the Iowa Central around the same time, and the Burlington line was abandoned in 1934.

By 1991 several businesses in the community’s main street closed, and the economy had declined. The school serving the town closed that year.

In 2023, the city was struck by an EF-4 rated tornado.