Dow City, Iowa
E814737
Dow City, Iowa is a small rural city located in western Iowa within Crawford County.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dow City, Iowa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9683377 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dow City, Iowa Context triple: [Crawford County, Iowa, hasCommunity, Dow City, Iowa]
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A.
Central City, Iowa
Central City, Iowa is a small town in eastern Iowa situated along the Wapsipinicon River, known for its rural community character and annual local festivals.
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B.
Forest City, Iowa
Forest City, Iowa is a small northern Iowa community known as the longtime home of Winnebago Industries and a gateway to nearby lakes and outdoor recreation.
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C.
River City, Iowa
River City, Iowa is the fictional small Midwestern town that serves as the primary backdrop for Meredith Willson’s classic musical "The Music Man."
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D.
DeWitt, Iowa
DeWitt, Iowa is a small city in eastern Iowa known as a local commercial and residential hub within Clinton County.
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E.
Dunlap, Iowa
Dunlap, Iowa is a small rural city in western Iowa known for its agricultural community and historic downtown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dow City, Iowa Target entity description: Dow City, Iowa is a small rural city located in western Iowa within Crawford County.
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A.
Central City, Iowa
Central City, Iowa is a small town in eastern Iowa situated along the Wapsipinicon River, known for its rural community character and annual local festivals.
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B.
Forest City, Iowa
Forest City, Iowa is a small northern Iowa community known as the longtime home of Winnebago Industries and a gateway to nearby lakes and outdoor recreation.
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C.
River City, Iowa
River City, Iowa is the fictional small Midwestern town that serves as the primary backdrop for Meredith Willson’s classic musical "The Music Man."
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D.
DeWitt, Iowa
DeWitt, Iowa is a small city in eastern Iowa known as a local commercial and residential hub within Clinton County.
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E.
Dunlap, Iowa
Dunlap, Iowa is a small rural city in western Iowa known for its agricultural community and historic downtown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 712 ⓘ |
| areaLand | 0.47 square miles ⓘ |
| areaTotal |
0.47 square miles
ⓘ
1.22 square kilometers ⓘ |
| areaWater | 0.00 square miles ⓘ |
| censusDesignation | city in Crawford County, Iowa ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Crawford County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacter | small population ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Missouri River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri River Basin
|
| economicCharacter | agriculture-based local economy ⓘ |
| elevation |
1224 ft
ⓘ
373 m ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 19-22235 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0455880 ⓘ |
| governmentType | Mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasFeature | small rural community ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | agricultural surroundings ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment | Dow City city council ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Charter Oak–Ute Community School District ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | Iowa ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanArea | non-metropolitan area of Iowa ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States Midwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
|
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crawford County, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ western Iowa ⓘ |
| namedFor | J. M. Dow ⓘ |
| near | Boyd Creek (local waterways region) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crawford County, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Iowa ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| populationCensus2000 | 528 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 510 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 485 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 51528 ⓘ |
| previousSchoolDistrict |
Dow City–Arion Community School District
ⓘ
linked to:
Ar-We-Va Community School District
|
| region | Rural Iowa ⓘ |
| settlementType | city ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| timezone |
Central Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| timezoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| transportationAccess | served by local county roads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dow City, Iowa Description of subject: Dow City, Iowa is a small rural city located in western Iowa within Crawford County.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.