Westside is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States.

[4] The city name is derived from its presence slightly to the west of the divide between the Mississippi and Missouri river watersheds.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.47 square miles (3.81 km2), all land.

There were 147 housing units at an average density of 99.9 per square mile (38.6/km2).

There were 150 housing units at an average density of 102.0 per square mile (39.4/km2).

33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 2.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.