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Agency, IA

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Population
612
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
814 ft
Median Home Value
$157,300
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$67,813
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IowaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IowaNearest larger communityOttumwa, Iowa6.3 miles away · 25,319 residents.

About Agency

Agency is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 620 residents. Agency is the historic site of an Indian trading post and the grave of Chief Wapello. An Indian agency was established here in 1838 and operated until the local tribes were moved to Kansas. A newcomer can read Agency through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Agency comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The town was founded on the site of the agency in 1843 and incorporated in 1859.

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