West Point is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States.

[4] The name of West Point was chosen by officers of the garrison at Fort Des Moines (Montrose).

[5] West Point's latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal form are 40.717249, -91.451672.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races.

33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Roman Catholic Holy Trinity Catholic Schools maintains an elementary campus in West Point; the secondary school is in Fort Madison, and there are early childhood campuses in Fort Madison and St.

[15] West Point is home to Iowa's Largest Sweet Corn Festival.

The festival includes free sweet corn and stage entertainment, arts and crafts, bingo, 5K and 10K run, queen crowning, tractor pull, city parade, and teen dance.