The leader of the pack: Adams County, which has lost more than 70% of its population since 1900.
The population of Calhoun County peaked at 18,659 in 1900. Since then it has decreased nearly 50% to 9,562. The county now has fewer residents than it did in the mid-1880s.
The population of Pomeroy also peaked in 1900 -- at 910. Since then it has decreased 45% to 504. The city has fewer residents now than it did in the early 1890s.
Population: Wikipedia (Calhoun County, Pomeroy)
Headline and photo of condemned building: Des Moines Register, 5/1/2026
Kevin Baskins reports:
Gaffey, who travels to small towns throughout the state, said a lot of derelict buildings on Main Streets share walls with buildings housing businesses and services that continue to operate, making demolition problematic. She pointed to bar and music venue Byron’s in the northwest Iowa town of Pomeroy as a prime example.
Over the three decades it has operated, Byron's has become a destination for musicians and music lovers, who travel from across the state for performances there, helping keep Pomeroy on the map.
"We're booked every Sunday through the rest of the year," the bar's owner, Byron Stuart, told the Des Moines Register.
A native of Pomeroy, Stuart purchased the building where the bar was located in 1995. It had been quickly built in 1893 amid recovery from a tornado that leveled most of the town.
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