Bode is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census. Bode got its start in the year 1881, follo…Bode is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census. Bode got its start in the year 1881, following construction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway through that territory.