Map of Woodward city, Iowa

Woodward is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,346 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Woodward is also home to the Woodward-Granger Community School District’s middle school and high school, the elementary school being located in Granger.

Woodward city overview:
Name:	Woodward city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Dallas County
Elevation:	1,070 ft (326 m)
Total Area:	3.65 sq mi (9.46 km²)
Land Area:	3.65 sq mi (9.46 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,346
Population Density:	368.36/sq mi (142.24/km²)
ZIP code:	50276
Area code:	515
FIPS code:	1986970
GNISfeature ID:	0463199
Website:	www.woodwardia.org

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History

“The town of Woodward was born when the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Co reconstructed its lines through the community the depot was constructed. The original name for the town was decided upon as Colton, another town had already adopted the name so the name was changed to Woodward. The City was incorporated in August 1883. The first Council meeting was on December 18, 1883 called to order by Mayor W.S. Craft.”

An F-2 tornado struck Woodward, the city of Ames, and several other small Iowan communities on November 12, 2005, devastating many homes in the southeast and east parts of town. There were no deaths in Woodward, although there was one in Stratford. Discovery Channel’s series Destroyed In Seconds showed the natural disaster in one of its episodes. During the first season of Dirty Jobs they visited a pig farmer from Woodward in the episode.