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Denison is governed by a mayor and a five-member city council [16] [17] The Denison Mayor is the chief executive officer of the city and presiding officer of the city council. [18] The Denison Mayor serves a 2-year term. [17] The current mayor of Denison is Pam Soseman. (Elected: November 2019 | Term: December 31, 2021) [19]
Iowa Highway 141 (Iowa 141) is an east–west highway in the western and central portions of the state. It is the most direct link between Sioux City and Des Moines . It also serves as an expressway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of Perry , Granger , and Grimes .
There was already an Iowa 73 in east-central Iowa; that route was renumbered Iowa 212. Iowa 4 from Missouri to Denison and all of Iowa 21 became the new Iowa 73. [12] [13] At an AASHO meeting in November 1934, officials approved a new U.S. Highway along the Highway 73 corridor, though not with that number. [14]
Iowa Highway 39 (Iowa 39) is a north–south state highway in western Iowa. It begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 59 and Iowa Highway 141 on the western edge of Denison . The route ends at its intersection with Iowa Highway 175 on the eastern side of Odebolt .
Iowa Highway 37 – cuts the SW corner of county, running SE from Monona County to Harrison County. Iowa Highway 39 – runs north and ENE from Denison to Kiron, then into Ida and Sac Counties. Iowa Highway 141 – enters SE part of county at Aspinwall, runs west to intersection with US Highway 59, two miles above the county's south line. [6]
The house is associated with John Carey, who served for six years as Denison's mayor. During that time the city's sewer system was put in, street signs were put up, preparations were made for mail delivery, the Carnegie Library and the courthouse were built, a telephone exchange was installed and the city more than doubled in size. [2]
Denison Township covers an area of 35.39 square miles (91.7 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Denison (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Crawford County Home, Crawford Heights Memorial, Oakland, Saint Rose of Lima and Zion.
J.W. Denison, a Baptist minister, owned 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) in Harrison and Crawford counties. [2] He offered to build a courthouse, hotel, and store if the site was named the county seat. His offer was accepted and the place was called Denison. [3] The first courthouse was a clay structure completed in 1859.