Boxholm, IA

Boxholm is a city in Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 181 residents. Boxholm is part of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. Boxholm was platted in 1900. Southeast Valley High School in Gowrie is that district's comprehensive high school. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Boxholm, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Boxholm, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The town takes its name from Boxholm, in Sweden, the native home of its first postmaster, John B.