| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 1102 ft |
| Coordinates | 42°02′57″N 93°47′03″W |
| Area code | 515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 457993[1] |
Jordan is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History
Jordan was historically called Midway and Harmon's Switch.[2] The present name is after the Jordan River.[3] Jordan was not officially platted.[4] Jordan's population was 12 in 1902,[5] and 26 in 1925.[6] The population was 69 in 1940.[7]
Jordan was hit by a massive tornado on June 13, 1976. The tornado was rated an F5 by the National Weather Service, and the National Centers for Environmental Information (then called National Climatic Data Center) indicated that the damage path of the tornado was roughly 880 yards (800 m) or 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) wide and 21 miles (34 km) long. The tornado destroyed virtually every house and business building in the community, but all residents survived. The tornado was accompanied by an F3 anticyclonic tornado two miles to the southeast. One unusual aspect of the F5 cyclonic tornado and F3 anticyclone tornado was the simultaneous right turn made by each.[8] Dr. Ted Fujita, the originator of the Fujita tornado intensity scale, said the tornado which hit Jordan was one of the most intense and destructive he had ever studied.[9]
Education
Jordan is in the United Community School District,[10] which operates an elementary school. United CSD sends secondary students to Ames CSD and Boone CSD.[11]
Notes
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- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 222.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 88.
- ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 303.
- ^ Brown, John M. & Knupp, Kevin R. (1980). "The Iowa Cyclonic-Anticyclonic Tornado Pair and Its Parent Thunderstorm". Monthly Weather Review. 108 (10): 1626. Bibcode:1980MWRv..108.1626B. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1980)108<1626:TICATP>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1520-0493
- ^ Tornado of 1976
- ^ "Home". United Community School District. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
1284 U Avenue Boone, IA 50036
- ^ "Grades 7-12". United Community School District. Archived 2020-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-09-06.