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Jamaica, IA - History


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


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

Jamaica has a population of 250. 59.2% of Jamaica’s inhabitants are Male, and 40.8 are female. 41.6% of Jamaica is married and 76.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $67,088, and the average rent is $583. Household median income in Jamaica is $39,063, and the individual median income is $30,750. Jamaica’s Ethnic is the following: White(88.8%), Hispanic(17.2%), Other(10.4%), Multiple(0.8%).


Jamaica was platted in 1882.A local historian named Bruce F. Towne published a short book entitled "Bricks on the Chimney", which discusses the origins and history of Jamaica. Towne was a local grocery store owner for several decades, a business founded by his father in the early 1900s. In March 1921, Maylen M.


Heater was Jamaica's first traffic victim when his car overturned just west of town. He was the vice president of his father's bank. On July 4, 1919 Clarence Kinney and his son Guy tragically drowned in the high waters of the Raccoon River near the old saw mill. In 1921, the local garage was destroyed by fire when a local resident believed his Model T was leaking gas.


He crawled under the automobile and lit a match, which resulted in an explosion. In the 1930s, the flu epidemic killed several local residents.


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