Knoxville, Iowa

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Knoxville, Iowa is a small city in south-central Iowa known for its historic charm and proximity to the famous Knoxville Raceway, a major hub for sprint car racing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
adjacentWaterBody Lake Red Rock
areaCode 641
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 41.320°N 93.103°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Marion County, Iowa NERFINISHED
demographics small-city population size
distanceTo approximately 35 miles southeast of Des Moines, Iowa
economy agriculture
tourism related to motorsports
elevation approximately 886 feet
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAttraction annual sprint car racing events
historic downtown district
hasEducationalInstitution Knoxville Community School District
hasEvent Knoxville Raceway
surface form: Knoxville Nationals sprint car race
hasFacility Knoxville Veterans Administration Medical Center
hasHistoricFeature historic commercial buildings in downtown
historic residential neighborhoods
hasLandmark Knoxville Raceway
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
hasNickname Sprint Car Capital of the World
hasPublicService municipal fire department
municipal police department
public library
hasRecreation access to boating and fishing at nearby Lake Red Rock
city parks
hasTransportation Knoxville Municipal Airport
surface form: local general aviation airport (Knoxville Municipal Airport)
isCountySeatOf Marion County, Iowa NERFINISHED
knownFor Knoxville Raceway
sprint car racing
locatedInMetropolitanArea Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
surface form: Des Moines metropolitan area
locatedInRegion south-central Iowa
locatedOn Iowa Highway 14
Iowa Highway 5
near Red Rock Lake recreation areas
partOf Marion County, Iowa NERFINISHED
postalCode 50138
region Midwestern United States
state Iowa
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportInfrastructure regional highway connections to Des Moines

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Marion County, Iowa countySeat Knoxville, Iowa
Marion County, Iowa hasCity Knoxville, Iowa
Knoxville Raceway locatedIn Knoxville, Iowa
Lake Red Rock locatedNear Knoxville, Iowa
Red Rock Dam nearestCity Knoxville, Iowa