Keosauqua, Iowa

Keosauqua, Iowa
City
Keosauqua welcome sign
Location of Keosauqua, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°44′05″N 91°57′37″W / 40.73472°N 91.96028°W / 40.73472; -91.96028
CountryUSA
StateIowa
CountyVan Buren
Area
 • Total
1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
936
 • Density641.6/sq mi (247.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52565
Area code319
FIPS code19-40935
GNIS feature ID2395517
Websitekeosauqua.com

Keosauqua (/ˌkəˈsɔːkwə/ KEE-ə-SAW-kwə) is a city and the county seat of Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 936 at the time of the 2020 census. Keosauqua was settled by the Meskwaki and Sauk people until it became US territory in 1832 as Black Hawk Purchase and was "laid out" by European settlers in 1839.