Shenandoah, Iowa

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Shenandoah
Shenandoah, Iowa
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Location in Iowa
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
Counties : Page County
Fremont County
Coordinates : 40 ° 46 ′  N , 95 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 46 ′  N , 95 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 5,546 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 616.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 9.0 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 9.0 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 299 m
Postcodes : 51601-51603
Area code : +1 712
FIPS : 19-72525
GNIS ID : 0461566
Website : shenandoahiowa.net

Shenandoah is a city on the border between Page County and Fremont Counties in the US state of Iowa . It is located about 90 km southeast of Omaha ( Nebraska ). At the 2000 census, Shenandoah had 5,546 people and a size of 9.0 km².

Shenandoah is the hometown of the Earl May Seed Company and the radio broadcaster KMA , which was founded by Earl May. The stations KMA and KFNF are two of the oldest radio stations in the United States and have listeners throughout the Midwest . From 1945 to 1952, Ike and Margaret Everly, parents of the Everly Brothers , presented a daily radio show on KMA that became known as The Everly Family Show . The sons Don and Phil Everly were also integrated into the broadcasting scheme.

Shenandoah is twinned with Tisovec in Slovakia .

Jazz double bass player, composer and band leader Charlie Haden was born in Shenandoah.