Walford is a city in Benton and Linn counties in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Walford was originally called Terry, and under the latter name was laid out in the year 1884 when the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad was extended to that point.

Postal Service due to the similarity of names between Terry and Perry, Iowa.

In 1897, Walford gained national attention when the general store burned down, leaving a charred corpse; since two men were missing, news stories about the identity of the corpse and the hunt for the survivor made the headlines for weeks.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2), all land.

[6] This region has significant seasonal temperature differences, going from warm summers to very cold winters.

Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and during a very occasional tropical system.

10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.