Tama is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,130 at the time of the 2020 census.
Tama, Iowa
The Lincoln Highway bridge.
Image: 1913 RPPC of Main St., Tama, Iowa
Tama County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,135. Its county seat is Toledo. The county was formed on February 17, 1843 and named for Taimah, a leader of the Meskwaki people.
Tama County Courthouse in Toledo
Taimah, from A.R. Fulton's Red Men of Iowa 1882
Meskwaki Settlement water tower