alt=Western Dubuque High School marching band, Dyersville, Iowa|thumb|Western Dubuque High School marching band, Dyersville, Iowa
Dyersville is a city in eastern Delaware County and western Dubuque County in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,477 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 4,035 in 2000. Dyersville is known as the home of the Field of Dreams movie site, the National Farm Toy Museum, and the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier.
History
Dyersville was laid out in 1851. It was named for early landowner James Dyer (1820–1864). Dyer immigrated from Banwell, England and established a hotel, The Clarendon, in 1857. His sons, James Andrew Dyer, with 6th Iowa Cavalry Regiment and Henry Andrew Dyer, with 21st Iowa Infantry Regiment, served in the American Civil War.
Field of Dreams
The 1989 movie Field of Dreams was filmed at a farm near Dyersville. The ballpark, now named for the movie, hosted the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees (broadcast live as MLB at Field of Dreams) on August 12, 2021. (It had been scheduled for 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) The park hosted the second game in the series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds on August 11, 2022.
Attractions
- The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, one of the few minor Roman Catholic basilicas in the United States outside a large metropolitan area.
- The Ertl Company as well as an outlet store.
- The National Farm Toy Museum.
thumb|The entrance to the Field of Dreams Movie Site
Geography
Dyersville is located along the North Fork of the Maquoketa River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
375px|thumb|right|Population history of Dyersville, Iowa (1940–2006).
thumb|300px|The North Fork of the [[Maquoketa River at Dyersville in 1996]]