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Thor, IA

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Population
177
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,139 ft
Median Home Value
$101,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,075/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$57,305
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IowaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IowaNearest larger communityFort Dodge, Iowa14 miles away · 24,837 residents.

About Thor

Thor is a town in Norway Township, Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 181 residents. Thor is a farming community which was originally built up chiefly by Scandinavian immigrants. Settlement of the township started in 1869 with the filing of a claim by Ole Willicksen, who was a native of Stavanger, Norway. The district covers area of Wright, Humboldt, and Webster counties, and serves the communities of Eagle Grove, Thor, Vincent, Woolstock, and the surrounding rural areas. The short version is that Thor carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Thor: its past remains attached to the places people use now.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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