Ion is an

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Allamakee County Allamakee County () is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061. Its county seat is Waukon. History Allamakee County was formed on February 20, 1847. The derivation of the name is ...

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

, United States.

History

Ion was

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ted in 1855. Ion was named after a character in a novel a settler had recently read. Ion's population was 52 in 1902.

References

Unincorporated communities in Allamakee County, Iowa 1855 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1855 Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{AllamakeeCountyIA-geo-stub