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Britt, IA Road Trips

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Downtown Britt, IA, IA

Photo: Quang Nguyen Vinh

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

249 mi

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Quickest Drive

4h 50m

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Britt, IA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

1,919

Median Income

$64,257

Median Home Value

$96,300

Median Age

47.2

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Britt, IA at a Glance

Founded

1878

Elevation

1,227 ft

Area

1 mi²

City data from Wikidata (Q1934074), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Britt, IA

Britt is a city in North Central Iowa, best known as the home of the Hobo Foundation.

Hobo Museum. World's only museum dedicated entirely to hobo culture. Hobo Memorial, Evergreen Cemetery. A corner of the cemetery is dedicated to hobos.

1 National Hobo Convention. Hobo Jungle Park and citywide. 2nd week of August annually. Week-long event sponsored by the Hobo Foundation, headquartered in Britt.

Travel tips adapted from Britt on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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