Iola, Kansas

**Iola** (pronounced ) 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. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named after Iola Colborn.

## Geography

Iola is at  (37.923, -95.400). The city is along the eastern bank of the Neosho River. it is between Deer Creek, to the north, and Rock Creek, to the south, with Coon Creek going through the city. U.S. Route 54 goes through Iola along Madison Street. It interchanges with U.S. Route 169, which goes near the east side of the city. The smaller cities of Gas and La Harpe are a few miles to the east along US-54. The tiny city of Bassett is near Iola's southern border. The city of Humboldt is about  to the south along US-169.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Iola has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Iola has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

In 2020, there were 5,396 people, 2,291 households, and 1,254 families living in Iola. Of the households, 56.5% owned their home and 43.5% rented their home.

The median age was 37.7 years. Of the people, 86.7% were White, 2.6% were Black, 1.4% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 1.7% were from some other race, and 7.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the people.

### 2010 census

In 2010, there were 5,704 people, 2,357 households, and 1,418 families living in Iola.

## Culture

Iola has its yearly Farm City Days in mid-October. It's a celebration. It has a parade and a carnival. It started in 1971 when Stanley Dreher, Gary Parker, and Leon Catron tried getting people to go out to the farm. The reason for the event is to show appreciation to its farm-town qualities.

### Unified school districts

- Iola USD 257 (Web site), home of the 2006 Kansas 4A Girls State Basketball Champions.

### Colleges and universities

- Allen Community College

## Transportation

Bus service is provided north towards Kansas City, Missouri and south towards Tulsa, Oklahoma by Jefferson Lines (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).

Allen County Airport is three miles south of the city. City bus and rail service have stopped.

## Media

The _Iola Register_ is the local newspaper. It publishes on weekdays and Saturday.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Iola
- Iola - Directory of Public Officials
- Iola - Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 257, local school district
- Media
- The Iola Register Interactive
- KIKS-KIOL Radio Stations
- Maps
- Iola City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Iola, Kansas
- **settlement type**: List of cities in Kansas, City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Downtown Iola, KS.jpg
- **image caption**: South side of the downtown square (2017)
- **image map**: Allen_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Iola_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Allen County, Kansas, Allen County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Allen Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Allen County, Kansas, Allen County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Allen County, Kansas, Allen
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1859
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1870
- **named for**: Iola Colborn
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 4.74
- **area land sq mi**: 4.46
- **area water sq mi**: 0.27
- **area total km2**: 12.27
- **area land km2**: 11.56
- **area water km2**: 0.71
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 968
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 5396
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66749
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485599