Anthon is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.

[2] Anthon was home to Charles Osborne, who had the hiccups continuously for 68 years, and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records.

[3] It was also home to eunuchoidal giant Bernard Coyne, who was over 8 feet (243 cm) tall.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), all land.

There were 280 housing units at an average density of 396.9 per square mile (153.2/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.5% of the population.

There were 295 housing units at an average density of 415.5 per square mile (160.4/km2).

38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 310 housing units at an average density of 434.5 per square mile (167.8/km2).

37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[13] Anthon won the 1949 Fall Baseball State title.