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Welcome to Bremer County ...

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

The community of Waverly is the Seat for Bremer County.

Bremer County was founded January 15, 1851.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bremer had a population of 25,062 people. This is an increase of 3.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,295 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bremer represented 0.8% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Bremer County:

  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Denver is located in Bremer County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
  • Frederika
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frederika is located in Bremer County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Plainfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Readlyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner is located in Bremer County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
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  • Tripoli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tripoli is located in Bremer County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
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  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly is located in Bremer County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>

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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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