Kanawha is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Kanawha, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
If Kanawha were 100 workers, 3 would work from home
From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +1%. Kanawha counts about 630 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 72 in 100 households own their home; here, 78. For every 100 adults 25 and older, 27 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 31 across IA.
Median age 36.4 (IA 38.6).
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Kanawha says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Kanawha
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Kanawha’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Kanawha or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Kanawha in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.