Griswold, IA

Griswold is a Cass County city where the 2020 census counted 994 residents. The town took its name from J. Griswold, a railroad director, so the rail connection sits inside the name itself. Griswold occupies farm country in western Iowa, with Cass County roads linking the city to nearby fields, towns, and the wider southwest Iowa network. Its compact center serves a region much larger than the city limits.

Griswold Community School District operates area schools and reaches into parts of Cass, Montgomery, and Pottawattamie counties. That rural district gives the city a regional role beyond its population, while the Cass County Historical Museum keeps local stories in town. Griswold's shape is familiar for Iowa: a railroad-era name, a school district spread across several townships, and a small civic center surrounded by productive farmland. The city is one of those places where the county road map and the school calendar define the everyday boundaries. That pattern makes the city a natural meeting point for surrounding farm country.