, ▁including ▁ 1 4 . 5 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁County ▁Community ▁School ▁District . ▁It ▁was ▁previously ▁in ▁the ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁Community ▁School ▁District , ▁until ▁it ▁merged ▁into ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁County ▁C SD ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Ke os au qua ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁War riors ▁at ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁High ▁School ; ▁Harm ony ▁High ▁School ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 ▁school ▁year ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁grade - sh aring ▁arrangement . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁district ▁voted ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁Harm ony ▁Community ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁Government ▁Ke os au qua ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Iowa ' s ▁oldest ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁continuous ▁use ; ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁The ▁adjacent ▁H ang man ' s ▁H ollow ▁is ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁legal ▁h anging ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁▁ ▁Jos iah ▁H . ▁Bon ney ▁( 1 8 1 7 - 1 8 8 7 ), ▁Iowa ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁territorial ▁legisl ator . ▁Smith ▁W . ▁Brook hart ▁( 1 8 6