Place:Afton, Union, Iowa, United States

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NameAfton
TypeCity
Coordinates41.028°N 94.197°W
Located inUnion, Iowa, United States
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Afton is a city in Union County, Iowa The population was 874 at the time of the 2020 census. Its peak of population was in 1880, at 1,231 residents, when numerous European immigrants and migrants from the eastern United States settled here for the farmland. Mechanization of farming and consolidation of farms has reduced the population.

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