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Welcome to Mason City ...The city of Mason City is located in Mason County<1>. The pronunciation of Mason City: MAY-suhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mason City has a population of 2,123 people<3> (see below for details). Mason City is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Mason City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Mason City is within the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Mason City: 62664<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mason City had an population of 2,123 people. This is a decrease of 9.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.01% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason City had a population of 2,343 people (which is 15.98% of the total population of Mason County). This makes Mason City the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Mason City represents 0.02% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 461st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,343 people, the population of Mason City decreased 8.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,558 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mason City. Communities Also Named Mason City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mason City - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mason City. Communities near Mason City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mason City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mason City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mason City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mason City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mason City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason City. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mason City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mason City ...Looking for more information about Mason City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Mason City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mason City. Adding Mason City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mason City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mason City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Mason City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason City. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mason City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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