Eagle Grove is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States.

[3] It was named from the eagle nests seen by early settlers in a nearby Oak tree grove perched above the bank of the Boone River.

[3] In 1851 Mr. N. B. Paine moved to Wright County, purchased property and constructed a log cabin that stood directly west of the grove.

[4] On February 2, 1973, a natural gas explosion killed 13 people and leveled the Chatterbox Cafe and the neighboring Coast to Coast hardware store at the southeast corner of Broadway Street and Commerce Avenue.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.46 km2), all land.

32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Eagle Grove is one of the few non-county-seat towns in Iowa to be home of the county fair.

The Wright County District Junior Fair is held in early July each summer in Greenwood Park and brings people from the region to Eagle Grove.

The Eagle Grove Community School District serves children from PreK to 12th grade.

Eagle Grove High School is a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and competes in an athletic conference called the Top of Iowa Conference.