Shenandoah, Iowa
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Location in Iowa
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Iowa | ||
| Counties : |
Page County Fremont County |
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| 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 |
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| 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.