New, Consolidated and Discontinued Cities
Iowa Authority
The City Development Board (CDP) in the Iowa Department of Economic Development has authority to act on petitions for municipal boundary changes including:
- Annexation (addition of territory to a city)
- Severance (deletion of territory from a city)
- Consolidation (combining of two or more cities into one city)
- Discontinuance (termination of a city)
- Incorporation (establishment of a new city)
Changes
Changes in the legal status of Iowa municipalities since 1980:
- New Incorporations
- Maharishi Vedic City (Jefferson County, 2001)
- Westwood (Henry County, 1982)
- Consolidations
- Melcher-Dallas (Marion County, 1986)
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Discontinuances
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Athelstan (Taylor County, 2004)
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Donnan (Fayette County, 1991)
- Green Island (Jackson County, 1993)
- Hurstville (Jackson County, 1985)
- Kent (Union County, 2003)
- Littleport (Clayton, 2005)
- Moneta (O'Brien County, 1999)
- Oneida (Delaware County, 1994)
- Plain View (Scott County, 1987)
More Information
For more information about the City Development Board, see:
