Saint Ansgar

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Saint Ansgar
Downtown Saint Ansgar
Downtown Saint Ansgar
Location in Iowa
Saint Ansgar, Iowa
Saint Ansgar
Saint Ansgar
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Mitchell County
Coordinates : 43 ° 23 ′  N , 92 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′  N , 92 ° 55 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,031 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 515.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 357 m
FIPS : 19-69735
GNIS ID : 0460929

St. Ansgar is a city in Mitchell County on the east bank of the Cedar River in the northeast of the US state Iowa . The city has 1031 inhabitants on an area of ​​2 km². St. Ansgar is connected to US Highway 218 and IA 105 . Furthermore, St. Ansgar has a connection to the railway network.

history

St. Ansgar is named after the patron saint Ansgar . In December 1853, the Danish Rev. Lauritz Claus Clausen founded a Norwegian Lutheran church where St. Ansgar stands today. Clausen then formed 21 other parishes.

sons and daughters of the town