What is "modale"

Population (2000): 303
Housing Units (2000): 155
Land area (2000): 1.082006 sq. miles (2.802383 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.082006 sq. miles (2.802383 sq. km)
FIPS code: 52995
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.620083 N, 96.011221 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 51556
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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