Andrew, IA

Andrew is a town in central Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 380 residents. Andrew, located in Jackson County, was named for the seventh president, Andrew Jackson. In 1841 Ansel Briggs, the first governor of Iowa, settled on a location outside of Andrew known as Bluff Mills, later moving his family to town. Andrew is a public kindergarten through 8th grade school located in town. The school also supported grades 9-12 before 2011, however high school students now have the option to open enroll to either Bellevue High School in Bellevue or Maquoketa High School in Maquoketa. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Andrew, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Andrew, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Andrew's downtown is part of the local map.