Ticonic is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Grant Township,

Monona County, Iowa Monona County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,751. The county seat is Onawa. History The area around present-day Onawa was a stopping point in 1804 for Meriwether Lewis and William C ...

, United States. Ticonic is located along County Highway E16, west of

Mapleton Mapleton may refer to: Places Australia * Mapleton, Queensland, a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region Canada * Mapleton, New Brunswick, a rural community in Kings County * Mapleton, Moncton, New Brunswick, a neighborhood * Maple ...

History

Ticonic's population was 105 in 1902, and 115 in 1925.

Education

The community is within the

Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto Community School District Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District, or Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community Schools, is a rural public school district headquartered in Mapleton, Iowa. It includes sections of Monona County and Woodbury County with small areas i ...

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Iowa Department of Education The Iowa Department of Education sets the standards for all public institutions of education in Iowa and accredits private as well as public schools. It is headquartered in Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city i ...

. Retrieved on July 16, 2018. The Ticonic Independent School District, which operated the grade 1–8 Ticonic Independent School, started in the early 1900s. In 1955, Mapleton Community School District, as it was now known, absorbed the Ticonic Independent School District as the latter had a decline in population.Woodward, Susan.
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Maple Valley Community School District Maple Valley Community School District was a school district headquartered in Mapleton, Iowa. The district was located in sections of Crawford, Ida, Monona and Woodbury counties; it served the municipalities of Mapleton, Castana, Danbury and Rod ...

. December 1997. Retrieved on July 16, 2018. The Mapleton Community School District merged into the

in 1961.Maple Valley history page
Maple Valley Community School District. March 5, 2001. Retrieved on July 16, 2018. The Ticonic school closed in 1961, and it was demolished in 1970 as the building had deteriorated. On July 1, 2012, the Maple Valley district consolidated with the

Anthon–Oto Community School District Anthon–Oto Community School District was a school district headquartered in Anthon, Iowa. The district, in Woodbury County, served Anthon and Oto. History The Anthon and Oto school districts consolidated in 1959 to form the Anthon–Oto distri ...

to form the new Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto district.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
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. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.

References

Unincorporated communities in Monona County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{MononaCountyIA-geo-stub