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Welcome to Boone County ...

Time Zone: Boone County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Boone is the Seat for Boone County.

Boone County was founded January 13, 1846 and was created by taking area from Polk County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Boone had a population of 26,234 people. This is a decrease of 0.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,271 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boone represented 0.86% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Boone County:

  • Beaver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaver is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Berkley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Berkley is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Boone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
  • Boxholm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fraser
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fraser is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Luther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Luther is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Madrid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Madrid is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
  • Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
  • Pilot Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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