Nora Springs, Iowa
…the Shell Rock River. The population was 1,369 at the time of the 2020 census. The Cerro Gordo County portion of Nora Springs is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Nora Springs was founded in 1857 and was incorporated in 1875. It was first called Woodstock, but community pioneer Edson Gaylord, managed to persuade…