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Dunkerton is a city in Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and it sits on Crane Creek in the northeast corner of the county.

The Dunkerton area was first settled in 1853, when families including the Owens, Philander Canfield, and Alonzo Barber claimed land in Lester Township at the federal land office in Dubuque for $1.25 an acre.

Dunkerton is named for James Dunkerton, who arrived in the area from Ohio in 1853 and in 1886 offered the Chicago Great Western Railway a free right-of-way across his farm on the condition that the station built on it be named Dunkerton.

The town of Dunkerton was surveyed and platted on October 19, 1886, and surrounding villages such as Lester, Blakeville, Barclay, Frogtown, and Gresham gradually disappeared as their businesses and homes moved to Dunkerton to be near the railroad.

Dunkerton was incorporated on March 18, 1899, and its first mayor was John A. Campbell.

The 2020 census counted 842 people in Dunkerton, living in 337 households and 237 families.

Dunkerton grew steadily for more than a century, rising from 217 residents in 1900 to a peak of 852 in 2010.

The historic Dunkerton Bridge, a pedestrian bridge built in 1909 across Crane Creek connecting the city to Charma Park, is still usable today.

Dunkerton maintains four parks, Charma Park, Eagle Scout Park, Gazebo Park, and Carol Hauptly Memorial Park, along with the Mixdorf Nature Preserve.

Dunkerton celebrates Dunkerton Days in late July with a parade, car show, mud volleyball tournament, fishing derby, bike races, and a fireworks show that draws visitors from surrounding areas.