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West Branch

West Branch is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,509 as of the 2020 census. It is the birthplace of the only American president born in Iowa, Herbert Hoover.
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  • Type: Town with 2,510 residents
  • Description: city in Iowa, United States
  • Also known as: “West Branch, IA” and “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Postal code: 52358

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum and Gruwell and Crew General Store.

Museum
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The is the presidential library and burial place of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, located on the grounds of the in West Branch, .

Building
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The is one of the oldest buildings in West Branch, Iowa. Mayor S.C. Gruwell and J.C. Crew built the structure in 1894, it operated as a music store, harness shop, shoe repair shop, and as a variety store.

Park
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The is a unit of the National Park System in West Branch, Iowa, United States. The buildings and grounds are managed by the National Park Service to commemorate the life of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oasis and Downey.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. It is within section 26 of Graham Township, and was once known as Graham, Iowa. is situated 3 miles northwest of West Branch.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. is situated 4 miles south of West Branch.

Hamlet
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is a small unincorporated community in , , United States. Historically, the town was predominantly settled by Quakers, and was one of Iowa's most important stations on the Underground Railroad. is situated 4½ miles east of West Branch.

West Branch

Latitude
41.67207° or 41° 40′ 20″ north
Longitude
-91.34597° or 91° 20′ 46″ west
Population
2,510
Elevation
719 feet (219 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US IWB
Open location code
86HCMMC3+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151399795
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4881274
Wiki­data ID
Q1798762
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“West Branch” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويست برانش (آيوا)”
  • Arabic: “ويست برانش”
  • Basque: “West Branch”
  • Belarusian: “Ўэст Бранч”
  • Belarusian: “Уэст-Бранч”
  • Belarusian: “Ўэст-Бранч”
  • Catalan: “West Branch”
  • Cebuano: “West Branch”
  • Chechen: “Вест-Бранч”
  • Chinese: “West Branch”
  • Chinese: “西布兰奇”
  • Chinese: “西布蘭奇”
  • Chinese: “西布蘭治”
  • Danish: “West Branch”
  • Dutch: “West Branch”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ويسانت برانش”
  • French: “West Branch”
  • Galician: “West Branch”
  • German: “West Branch”
  • Gilaki: “وست برنچ (آیؤوا)”
  • Gilaki: “وست برنچ”
  • Greek: “Ουέστ Μπράντς”
  • Haitian: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Haitian: “West Branch”
  • Hebrew: “וסט בראנץ‘”
  • Hungarian: “West Branch”
  • Ido: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Ido: “West Branch”
  • Indonesian: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Indonesian: “West Branch”
  • Irish: “West Branch”
  • Italian: “West Branch”
  • Japanese: “ウェストブランチ”
  • Kazakh: “Vést Branç”
  • Kazakh: “Вэст Бранч”
  • Kazakh: “ۆەست برانتش”
  • Kirghiz: “Вэст Бранч”
  • Ladin: “West Branch”
  • Mazanderani: “وست برنچ (آیووا)”
  • Mazanderani: “وست برنچ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Branch”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West Branch”
  • Norwegian: “West Branch”
  • Persian: “وست برنچ، آیووا”
  • Persian: “وست برنچ”
  • Polish: “West Branch”
  • Portuguese: “West Branch”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Бранч”
  • Serbian: “West Branch”
  • Serbian: “Вест Бранч”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Branch”
  • Slovenian: “West Branch”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وست برنچ، آیووا”
  • Spanish: “West Branch (Iowa)”
  • Spanish: “West Branch”
  • Swedish: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Swedish: “West Branch”
  • Tagalog: “West Branch”
  • Tatar: “Вест-Бранч”
  • Tatar: “Вест-Брәнч”
  • Turkish: “West Branch”
  • Ukrainian: “Вест-Бранч”
  • Uzbek: “West Branch”
  • Uzbek: “Wест Бранч”
  • Vietnamese: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Vietnamese: “West Branch”
  • Volapük: “West Branch”
  • Welsh: “West Branch, Iowa”
  • Welsh: “West Branch”

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