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Parkersburg, IA - History


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


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

Parkersburg has a population of 1849. 46.5% of Parkersburg’s inhabitants are Male, and 53.5 are female. 55.7% of Parkersburg is married and 77.3% own their own home. The Average Home price is $162,600, and the average rent is $663. Household median income in Parkersburg is $60,530, and the individual median income is $31,986. Parkersburg’s Ethnic is the following: White(99.1%), Hispanic(0.9%), Other(0.4%), Multiple(0.3%), Black(0.2%).


Seven people died in Parkersburg and two in rural New Hartford from injuries sustained when a confirmed EF5 tornado struck the region on May 25, 2008. At least 70 individuals were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. The south side of Parkersburg was completely destroyed and turned into rubble.


Over 400 homes were destroyed or damaged, the roof was taken off the high school and destroyed, and the elementary school was damaged as well. The surviving residents were evacuated while the rescue operation was in progress. Today, Parkersburg is considered to be a model of disaster recovery and resiliency in the aftermath of a natural disaster. The local water utility called the Iowa Rural Water Association for assistance after the city went on a boiled water notice.


Utility infrastructure was left largely intact, but the tornado and clean-up efforts damaged the connections in numerous homes.


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