Cleghorn is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), all land.

There were 113 housing units at an average density of 332.4 per square mile (128.3/km2).

The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, and 3.8% from two or more races.

29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 4.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.7% of those 65 or over.

[10] The Cleghorn school temporarily closed due to the Spanish flu of 1918, then was destroyed by a fire in February 1919.

A September 3, 1919 aircraft accident damaged the under-construction school, delaying its completion.

In 2015 the district voted to close the school in order to have a yearly savings of $130,000.