Pomeroy is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. The population was 662 at the 2010 census.
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Pomeroy was platted in 1870 in anticipation of the railroad being built through the settlement.It was named for Charles Pomeroy, an Iowa politician.
On July 6, 1893, Pomeroy was struck by a tornado that was later estimated to be F5 on the Fujita scale. With a damage path 500 yards (460 m) wide and 55 miles (89 km) long, the tornado destroyed about 80% of the homes in Pomeroy. The tornado killed 71 people and injured 200.
Pomeroy is located at 42°32′54″N 94°41′1″W (42.548395, -94.683541).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2), all of it land.