Woodward is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.

"The town of Woodward was born when the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Co reconstructed its lines through the community the depot was constructed.

"[4] An F-2 tornado struck Woodward, the city of Ames, and several other small Iowan communities on November 12, 2005, devastating many homes in the southeast and east parts of town.

Discovery Channel's series Destroyed In Seconds showed the natural disaster in one of its episodes.

During the first season of Dirty Jobs they visited a pig farmer from Woodward in the episode.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.46 square miles (6.37 km2), all land.

[5] As of the census of 2020,[7] there were 1,346 people, 439 households, and 265 families residing in the city.

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 6.2% of the population.

34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of May 2011[ref] the city council members are Ashvin Patel, Jesse A. Purvis, Richard Hartwig, Paul Thompson and Craig DeHoet.