Churdan, IA

Churdan is a city in Greene County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 365 residents. Churdan got its start in the year 1882, following construction of the railroad through the territory. Churdan was named for Joseph Churdan, a pioneer settler who served as the village's first postmaster. Churdan and nearby Paton, work together as communities and have several general businesses. These cities also serve as the medical and service centers for the area. The Paton-Churdan Community School is a public school for students from kindergarten to grade twelve in the Paton and Churdan area. The short version is that Churdan carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Churdan: its past remains attached to the places people use now.