St. Ansgar, Iowa
Mitchell County
19-69735
St. Ansgar is a city in Mitchell County on the eastern shore of the Cedar River in the northeast of the U.S. state of Iowa. The town has 1031 inhabitants ² on an area of 2 km. St. Ansgar has connection to U.S. Highway 218 and the IA 105 Furthermore, St. Ansgar has a connection to the railway network.
History
St. Ansgar is named after the patron saint Ansgar. There, where now St. Ansgar is, Danish Rev. Lauritz Claus Clausen founded a Norwegian Lutheran Church in December 1853. Clausen made after 21 additional municipalities.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ryan Hannam, NFL players
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- Location in Iowa
- Location in North America
- Mitchell County ( Iowa)