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is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,200 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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. There were no casualties in Woodward, although there was one in Stratford.