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Companies registered in Iowa in 1908

114 companies on the Business Services Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1908. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1908 in Iowa at a glance

live counts
114
companies registered in 1908
<0.1%
of all dated Iowa registrations
108th
busiest of 127 years on record
77
cities with registrations in 1908
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1908 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 7,094 companies1988: 7,096 companies1989: 7,306 companies1990: 7,443 companies1991: 7,506 companies1992: 7,931 companies1993: 8,749 companies1994: 9,639 companies1995: 9,808 companies1996: 10,179 companies1997: 11,149 companies1998: 10,937 companies1999: 11,842 companies2000: 12,126 companies2001: 12,102 companies2002: 13,357 companies2003: 14,220 companies2004: 15,889 companies2005: 16,890 companies2006: 17,304 companies2007: 17,102 companies2008: 16,531 companies2009: 16,324 companies2010: 17,112 companies2011: 18,505 companies2012: 19,247 companies2013: 20,099 companies2014: 19,873 companies2015: 21,114 companies2016: 21,819 companies2017: 22,732 companies2018: 25,206 companies2019: 25,550 companies2020: 27,384 companies2021: 39,289 companies2022: 35,340 companies2023: 39,259 companies2024: 38,170 companies2025: 40,509 companies2026: 34,061 companies20K40K60K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
19877,094
19887,096
19897,306
19907,443
19917,506
19927,931
19938,749
19949,639
19959,808
199610,179
199711,149
199810,937
199911,842
200012,126
200112,102
200213,357
200314,220
200415,889
200516,890
200617,304
200717,102
200816,531
200916,324
201017,112
201118,505
201219,247
201320,099
201419,873
201521,114
201621,819
201722,732
201825,206
201925,550
202027,384
202139,289
202235,340
202339,259
202438,170
202540,509
202634,061
Where 1908 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Des Moines43.5%
  2. Cedar Rapids32.6%
  3. Ottumwa32.6%
  4. Sioux City32.6%
  5. Waterloo32.6%
  6. West des Moines32.6%
  7. Ames21.8%
  8. Burlington21.8%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city9180%
Where 1908 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Des Moines43.5%
Cedar Rapids32.6%
Ottumwa32.6%
Sioux City32.6%
Waterloo32.6%
West des Moines32.6%
Ames21.8%
Burlington21.8%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 114

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
(FIRST) CHURCH OF CHRIST OF DIAGONAL, IOWA—765021908-11-25InactiveDIAGONAL
ADAIR COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—695251908-02-28Inactive
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH—546291908-09-12ActiveBURLINGTON
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH—546321908-09-12ActiveWELLMAN
BAKER MACHINERY COMPANY—35201908-03-30InactiveDES MOINES
BLACK HAWK COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY—46811908-11-25ActiveWATERLOO
BOONE LODGE #563 OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—841971908-06-24InactiveBOONE
BOWMANS GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—842341908-08-29InactiveHARLAN
BRETHREN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA—841821908-04-30ActiveDALLAS CENTER
BROWN MERCANTILE COMPANY—871908-07-01InactiveANKENY
CALMAR LUTHERAN CHURCH—732631908-03-30ActiveCALMAR
CASTLE GROVE MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—695451908-02-03Inactive
CEDAR CREST CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—739261908-05-23ActiveJESUP
CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—755951908-04-25ActiveANAMOSA
CENTRAL IOWA COOPERATIVE—536491908-07-10InactiveJEWELL
CHISMAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—748881908-01-21InactiveBIDWELL
CHRISTIAN UNION OF IOWA—758151908-05-02ActiveLUCAS
CLAY MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—877941908-11-02ActiveSPENCER
CLUTIER STATE BANK—847541908-08-26InactiveCLUTIER
CONRAD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—720421908-06-05ActiveCONRAD
CRESCENT PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH—564291908-02-04InactiveSIOUX CITY
DAVENPORT FIREMENS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF DAVENPORT, IOWA—761201908-03-07InactiveDAVENPORT
EAGLE LODGE NO. 86, I. O. O. F.—749121908-02-24InactiveDEWITT
EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FORT DODGE, IOWA—572121908-02-06ActiveFORT DODGE
EXIRA LODGE NO. 181 KNIGHTS OF PHYTHIAS—751621908-03-25InactiveEXIRA
EXIRA LUTHERAN CHURCH—751631908-01-22ActiveEXIRA
FARMER'S COOPERATIVE COMPANY—535891908-07-07InactiveCLEGHORN
FARMERS CO-OP. ELEVATOR CO.—537351908-06-01InactiveSIBLEY
FARMERS COOPERATIVE COMPANY—537911908-03-25InactiveORANGE CITY
FARMERS COOPERATIVE COMPANY—537171908-10-19Inactive
FARMERS COOPERATIVE COMPANY—537251908-04-03InactiveWINFIELD
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY—537631908-07-29InactiveWAUKEE
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY—537591908-10-28InactiveONAWA
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY OF LARRABEE—537551908-06-15InactiveLARRABEE
FARMERS ELEVATOR COOPERATIVE—537831908-03-28InactiveSCRANTON
FARMERS LUMBER COMPANY—2731908-06-08Inactive
FARMERS MUTUAL COOPERATIVE COMPANY—537921908-06-10InactiveALTON
FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—877861908-01-20Active
FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—695671908-02-24InactiveMOVILLE
FARMERS SAVINGS BANK—848321908-04-10ActiveWEVER
FARMERS SAVINGS BANK—848261908-11-21InactiveSTRUBLE
FARMERS SAVINGS BANK—848191908-04-20InactiveKINGLSEY
FARMERS SAVINGS BANK—848041908-02-11Active
FARMERS STATE BANK—848391908-03-16Active
FARMERS TELEPHONE COMPANY—2801908-10-13ActiveESSEX
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH—764781908-06-16InactiveNEVADA
FIRST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF IRETON, IOWA—764871908-04-22ActiveIRETON
FIRST FRIENDS CHURCH OF DES MOINES, IOWA—712841908-05-04InactiveDES MOINES
GARNER LODGE NO. 692 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS—715431908-03-23InactiveGARNER
GENERAL SHIELDS COUNCIL NO. 888 OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS—579991908-04-04ActiveOTTUMWA

1908 registrations by city

6 cities
Des Moines4Cedar Rapids3Ottumwa3Sioux City3Waterloo3West des Moines3