Villisca is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States.

[3] It is most notable for the unsolved axe murder that took place in the town during the summer of 1912.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.90 square miles (4.92 km2), all land.

31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

By 1912, the Moore Implement Company (a John Deere Company franchise) was a solid competitor with other Villisca and area hardware stores, including the Jones Store owned by his former employer, F.F.

Sarah was active in the Presbyterian church and assisted with Children's Day exercises.

On the morning of June 10, 1912, Joe (43) and Sara (39), their four children, and two visiting children (Lena and Ina Stillinger), were found bludgeoned to death with the Moores' own axe.

Their unsolved murders began a chain of events that split the borough of Villisca and forever changed the course of the town's history and the lives of its inhabitants.

[11] Residents are zoned to Southwest Valley High School, operated by the Corning Community School District, and shared with the Villisca district as part of a grade-sharing agreement.