Iola, Kansas

Iola, Kansas
City and County seat
South side of the downtown square (2017)
Location within Allen County and Kansas
KDOT map of Allen County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°55′39″N 95°24′02″W / 37.92750°N 95.40056°W / 37.92750; -95.40056[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Allen
Founded	1859
Incorporated	1870
Named for	Iola Colborn
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
Area [2]
• Total	4.74 sq mi (12.27 km2)
• Land	4.46 sq mi (11.56 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation [1]	968 ft (295 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	5,396
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66749
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-34300
GNIS ID	485599[1]
Website	CityOfIola.com

Iola (pronounced /aɪˈoʊlə/)^[4] is a city along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, in southeast Kansas, in the central United States. In 2020, 5,396 people lived there.^[3] Iola is the county seat of Allen County.^[5] It is named after Iola Colborn.^[6]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iola, Kansas
2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Iola city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
4. ↑ William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information (1955). A pronunciation guide to Kansas place names. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas. p. 13.
5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
6. ↑ Duncan, L. Wallace; Scott, Chas. F. (1901). History of Allen and Woodson Counties Kansas. Iola, KS: Iola Register. p. 74.