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History · McCausland

McCausland dates to 1882, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1910.

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How McCausland began

When was McCausland founded?

1882

McCausland dates its founding to 1882 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 106 in 19102020 census: 313144 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1884.

What stands out about McCausland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of McCausland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1991. Watch McCausland change.Old housesHalf of McCausland’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McCausland’s history is told.

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On the map

McCausland on the map, 1892 to 1991

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of McCausland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

McCausland on the 1892 USGS mapMcCausland on the 1953 USGS mapMcCausland on the 1975 USGS mapMcCausland on the 1991 USGS map1892Leclaire sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of McCausland.

The story so far

McCausland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of McCausland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

McCausland is a city in Butler Township, Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 313 at the time of the 2020 census. The city was founded in 1882 by D.C. McCausland, a landowner and horse trader.

McCausland was established in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 291 to 313 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

McCausland, 1882 to 1892

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882
    FoundingMcCausland is established
  3. 1884Post officeThe Mc Causland post office opens
  4. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

McCausland, decade by decade

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People over time

McCausland, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 381

Between 104 and 381 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on McCausland’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to McCausland

Nobody well known was born in McCausland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lara Flynn BoyleAmerican actress · b. 1970
Buffalo BillAmerican frontiersman and showman · b. 1846
Seth RollinsAmerican professional wrestler and actor · b. 1986
Julia MichaelsAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1993
Sue LyonAmerican actress · b. 1946
Bix BeiderbeckeAmerican jazz musician · b. 1903

Questions about McCausland’s history

What year was McCausland founded?

In 1882, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. McCausland’s post office opened in 1884, and the census of 1910 counted 106 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.