Population    874 (2020) 

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Distance to Des Moines      66 miles

Distance to Kansas City    160 miles

Distance to Omaha             109 miles

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Afton is located in southwest Iowa in Union County. We have the small town comfort with bigger cities close by. Creston is ten minutes to the west – Interstate 35 is twenty minutes to the east, and Des Moines metropolitan one hour to the north.

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Afton, a city of 874 in the center of Union County, is the gateway to Southwest Iowa’s newest and biggest recreation area. Three Mile Lake, situated just northwest of Afton, is an 880-acre recreational area providing water skiing, fishing, camping and much more. Twelve-Mile Lake, which is located just west of Afton, is a 640-acre lake that provides some of the finest fishing in Iowa. Since Afton is on the eastern edge of both of these lakes, we are perfectly situated to accommodate the thousands that will come to visit this recreational jewel of Iowa. In addition to the lakes for recreation we also have a 9 hole golf course that is located just west of Afton along the Afton Lake.​