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Swea City is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 566 at the time of the 2020 census.

Swea City city overview:
Name:	Swea City city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Kossuth County
Elevation:	1,181 ft (360 m)
Total Area:	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km²)
Land Area:	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	566
Population Density:	737.94/sq mi (285.04/km²)
ZIP code:	50590
Area code:	515
FIPS code:	1976755
GNISfeature ID:	0461494

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History

Swea City was platted in 1892; it was then called Reynolds. In February 1893, the name was officially changed to Swea City. Swea City was petitioned for incorporation on December 11, 1894 with a population of 161. Several objections were filed with the reasons for objection listed as, “One, the judges of the election administered the oath to themselves swearing in each other; and Two, the words ‘for incorporation’ were written on one ballot while ‘against corporation’ was written on another ballot.” It was implied that the choice needed to be available on a single ballot in order to be valid. Later a second petition was filed this time on April 19, 1895 and the election was held at a schoolhouse. Each ballot had “For incorporation” and “Against incorporation” printed on them. The vote was 34 in favor of incorporation and 1 against, and the city was incorporated.