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Rowley City Government
Mayor: Rita Knutson
Ph. (319) 938-2864
PO Box 55
Rowley, IA
52329
City Hall: (319) 938-2951
(no fax)
City Council
City Council Meets:
2nd Thursday, at 7:00 pm at the Rowley Fire Station
Sue Fangman
Matt
Platte
Lori Rasmussen
Tony Schwarting
Jim Janaszak
City
Clerk: Deb Hemsath
(319) 938-2636 |
Rowley
Iowa's Best Kept
Secret!!
Population: 290
Public Services:
Emergency
Call 911 for Volunteer Fire Dept
Non Emergency
call Fire Chief
Dan Hoveland 319-938-1600
13 firefighters, 6 first responders available to
the community
Local Businesses:
Rowley Savings Bank, Marks
Locker, F.J. Krob & Co., Northeast Iowa Fur Exchange, Rowley Wrecker and
Repair, Stoddard Auto, Shields Agency, Inc., Top Notch Salon, Rowley Hair Shop
Businesses Near By:
Ceramic Technologies Corp., Rowley
Implement
Local Schools and Churches
Independence Area
Schools: Grades K- 12. 319-334-7400
Web Site:
http://www.indee.k12.ia.us
E-mail:
bstuerman@indee.k12.ia.us
St. John Catholic School in Independence:
Preschool-8th. 319-334-7173
E-mail: stjohn@sbtek.net
United
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church of Rowley
History of
Rowley
The City of Rowley is located in south central Buchanan County.
It is located approximately seven miles south of U.S. Highway 20 and five miles
north of the Benton County Line. Rowley is on County Road D-47, two miles east
of Highway 150. The county seat, Independence, is only a nine-mile drive north
of Rowley. Five of Iowa's major cities are within easy driving distance:
Waterloo/Cedar Falls - 35 minutes, Cedar Rapids - 40 minutes, Iowa City - 60
minutes, and Dubuque - 60 minutes. Easy access to these metropolitan areas
provides many cultural, recreational, and shopping opportunities for the
citizens of Rowley.
Rowley was founded in 1873 as a community prepared
to provide its citizens with basic needs. During the first half of the
twentieth century, Rowley had it all: a railroad, grocery stores, a lumber
yard, a hotel, a hardware store, implement dealers, service stations, a
creamery, a bank, a public school, a dentist, and churches. Changing times have
affected all small Iowa communities, and Rowley is no exception. Many
businesses closed or migrated to larger markets after the railroad removed its
tracks through town. Yet the basic reason for Rowley's existence providing
basic needs remains at the heart of Rowley. People in Rowley know and care
about each other. Need help, help is there. The city's heartbeat continues and
can be found in the following: a post office, a meat locker, an elevator, and a
volunteer fire department.
In September 1996, a one room school house
was moved to and restored near the elementary school. 1,200 people attended the
dedication. Former governor, Terry Branstad, at the dedication said, "We have
the responsibility to build an even better future for the generation to come" .
. . . "It is great to be in Rowley"! . . . "and it is evident that the people
in this area have a lot of pride in this area". Yes, we do. We look to a bright
future for Rowley in the 21st century. |
