Minden, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA

Minden is a small city in northern Pottawattamie County in western Iowa, east of Council Bluffs. It developed beside a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line near Keg Creek in the 19th century. German immigrant settlement influenced its early community, and the town took its name from Minden, Germany. Iowa Highway 83 runs through the area, with an Interstate 80 interchange nearby. Farms and small communities surround the city, linking it to the wider Council Bluffs region.