Frytown, Iowa

Frytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, approximately 10 miles southwest of Iowa City. The town has been known as Frytown since the 19th century, and is listed as such on state maps; the USGS once called it Williamstown, though it has since changed the name.[3][2]

Frytown, Iowa
Frytown
Coordinates: 41°34′12″N 91°43′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJohnson
Area
  Total0.810 sq mi (2.10 km2)
  Land0.810 sq mi (2.10 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Population
  Total165
  Density200/sq mi (79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)319
GNIS feature ID463065[2]

Frytown Conservation Area, a woodlands park belonging to Johnson County, is located about one mile northeast of Frytown.

The cemetery on the east end of town has markers for the original Fry family, who were immigrants to the area, including Samuel Preston Fry (and wife Fionna Melinda Grosscup) and his father, Titus R Fry (wife, Jane Preston).Jacob Fry 1785-1842. Yoder is the other prominent name in the Church of Christ graveyard.

As of the 2010 Census, the population of Frytown was 165.[4]

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