Keokuk is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk. It is in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa, where the Des Moines River meets the Mississippi. Keokuk is also the home of Keokuk National Cemetery.
Midwest
Keokuk
Lee County, IA
Population
9,868
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$768
Median home value
$89,100
Founded
1832
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District · listed 2004
- The Park Place-Grand Avenue Residential District · listed 2002
Notable landmarks
- Belknap, Gen. William Worth, House · listed 1975
- Curtis, Gen. Samuel R., House · listed 1998
- GEO. M. VERITY · listed 1989
- Harrison, E. H., House · listed 1984
- Hotel Iowa · listed 1987
- Irwin, John N. and Mary L. (Rankin), House · listed 1999
- Joy, C. R., House · listed 1997
- Keokuk Lock and Dam · listed 1978
- Keokuk National Cemetery
- Keokuk National Cemetery · listed 1997
- Keokuk Union Depot · listed 2013
- Keokuk Young Women's Christian Association Building · listed 2004
- Lester, Thomas, House
- Miller, Justice Samuel Freeman, House · listed 1972
- Sample, Hugh W. and Sarah, House · listed 1995
- St. John's Episcopal Church and Parish Hall · listed 1989
- St. Peter Church · listed 1983
- U.S. Post Office and Courthouse · listed 1974
- Weber, Alois and Annie, House · listed 2002
- Weess, Frank J., House · listed 1978
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