Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,465 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clayton CountyGR6 and is named after the Algerian Islamic anti-colonialist resistance leader, `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī . Clayton County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Clayton County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Downtown Elkader, thanks to the efforts of the Main Street Elkader, which was founded in 1991, has a new appreciation for its historic features and continues to be a leader in per-capita retail sales in the state, out-producing many towns two to three times its size.
Elkader was established in 1846 by Timothy Davis, John Thompson and Chester Sage.
Currently, Elkader is the only city in the United States to have a sister city in Algeria.
The proposed improvement to Iowa Highway 3/Iowa Highway 13 from Strawberry Point south and east to the east junction of Iowa 3 and Iowa 13 will be discussed at a public meeting Tuesday.
Donna Deshaw of Elkader touches her husband's name, Ed Deshaw, after placing a toy fire truck at the base of the Iowa Firefighters Memorial Wall as her daughter, Allison, center, and son, Adam, stand behind...
Elkader police are asking for the public's help in locating a number of silver coins worth about $800 that were taken from the Turkey River Mall on Saturday.
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