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We would like to provide the residents of  Gilmore City  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Gilmore City Home page. The Gilmore City Home page provides as much information as possible on Gilmore City. Knowing Gilmore City’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Gilmore City’s Home page, you will also find Gilmore City’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Gilmore City has a population of 567. 47.1% of Gilmore City’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.9 are female. 59.1% of Gilmore City is married and 72.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $65,432, and the average rent is $655. Household median income in Gilmore City is $42,917, and the individual median income is $25,875. Gilmore City’s Ethnic is the following: White(99.1%), Multiple(0.9%), Hispanic(0.4%).


Gilmore City was platted in 1884, not long after the railroad had been built through that territory in 1882.Gilmore City was originally known as Blooming Prairie; the name was changed to Gilmore City in the early 1880s. The city was named for Charles N. Gilmore. Gilmore was the superintendent of the Fort Dodge & Des Moines rail line and later became division superintendent after the road was leased by the Rock Island Railway Company.


Gilmore died in Des Moines on April 5, 1912. The community was incorporated on April 16, 1887.Two quarries known as the Midwest Limestone Quarry and the Hallett Quarry were opened north of Gilmore City. Quicklime and dimension stone production began at least as early as 1882, and was succeeded by cement and aggregate production.


Fossil crinoids were discovered in the quarries 1929. The Midwest Limestone Quarry is currently known as the Moore Quarry, owned by Martin Marietta Inc.


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