Amana 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 hav ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...

(CDP) in Iowa County,

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, United States. It is one of the

Amana Colonies The Amana Colonies are seven villages on located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: ''Haupt-Amana''), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. The villages ...

, seven villages built by German Pietists in the 19th century. As of the 2020 census, Amana had a population of 388, down from 442 in the 2010 census.

Geography

Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the south side of Price Creek in the valley of the

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. It is bordered to the west by Lily Pond and the village of Middle Amana, while East Amana is to the east.

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passes through Amana, leading northeast to

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and south to

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at Homestead. Iowa Highway 220 leads west through the villages of Middle Amana,

High Amana High Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iowa County, Iowa, United States, and is part of the "seven villages" of the Amana Colonies. As of the 2010 Census, the population of High Amana was 115. Geograp ...

, and West Amana, ultimately reaching US 6 at South Amana, from Amana village. According to the

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, the Amana CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

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Geography

Demographics

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