Walford, IA

Walford is located in Eastern Iowa and is part of Benton County. Walford has 1.11 square miles of land area. As of 2010, the total Walford population is 1,463, which has grown 19.53% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 4.10% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%.

Walford median household income is $94,750 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 39.68% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Walford median house value is $211,400 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 35.08% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 49.58% and is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%.

As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Walford is much better than the state average in quality. The Walford area code is 319.

Walford was originally called Terry, and under the latter name was laid out in the year 1884 when the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad was extended to that point.^[4] In 1889, the town’s name was changed to Walford, primarily at the behest of the U.S. Postal Service due to the similarity of names between Terry and Perry, Iowa. In 1897, Walford gained national attention when the general store burned down, leaving a charred corpse; since two men were missing, news stories about the identity of the corpse and the hunt for the survivor made the headlines for weeks.^[5]

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