Stout Iowa Map

About Stout, Iowa

Stout is a locality in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 252.6 people per km². Stout is located at 42.5264°N, 92.7119°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stout is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50673.

Stout rests amidst a vast, geometric expanse of tilled earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky like a drawn thread. It lies 13.6 miles west of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 270°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Waterloo. The landscape surrounding Stout is defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture, where the dark, fertile soil yields endless rows of corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a brittle, husked gold as the seasons turn. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Max Creek carve a modest path through the fields, a thin ribbon of silver that mirrors the changing clouds and provides a low, persistent hum to the otherwise silent plains. Three miles to the north, the Beaver Township Cemetary Prairie offers a glimpse of the land as it appeared before the plow, a small, preserved sanctuary of native grasses that sway in the restless wind, reminding the traveler of the deep, ancient roots beneath the modern furrows.

History in Stout is written in the sturdy, unpretentious frames of buildings that have weathered the extremes of the Midwestern climate, reflecting a heritage anchored by those who first broke this heavy sod. The economy remains tethered to the vitality of the soil, with the daily pulse of the locality measured by the migration of machinery across the fields and the quiet commerce of a place that values endurance over fanfare. Life moves with an unshowy, literate civility, where the weight of the day is often lifted by the stillness of the evening dusk, a time when the light catches the dust motes in the air and turns the plains into a singular, vast canvas of gray and indigo. Though the distant slopes of Mormon Ridge are far beyond the reach of the eye, they serve as a silent, mental anchor for a landscape that finds its true character in the expansive, open vistas of the prairie.

About This Stout Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stout, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.52637, -92.711863. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Stout includes the ZIP code (50673), telephone area code (319), county seat of Grundy County (Grundy Center), and school district assignment (Dike-New Hartford Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.