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A town of 14, settled in 1881.
Beaconsfield’s median age is 68 years, above both the Iowa town median (38.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 141 Iowa towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Beaconsfield. Beaconsfield Supply Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. Beaconsfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 177 in 1900, 15 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and a map from 1981 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaconsfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Beaconsfield.
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 14°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Beaconsfield is higher. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 14% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Beaconsfield after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
84% of Beaconsfield adults had a checkup this year, against 78% in Iowa’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. Among 141 Iowa towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Beaconsfield. Beaconsfield: 42% of adults have obesity.
| Beaconsfield | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Beaconsfield | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 9.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beaconsfield
About 0 of every 100 Beaconsfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
City in Iowa, US
Beaconsfield is a city in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. The population was 15 in the 2020 census, unchanged from 2010 and an increase from 11 in 2000. In the 2000 census Beaconsfield was the least populated incorporated city in Iowa; with the increase in the 2020 census, it is now the second smallest, after Le Roy.
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Beaconsfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.