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Welcome to Carroll County ...

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

The community of Carroll is the Seat for Carroll County.

Carroll County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Guthrie County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carroll had a population of 20,165 people. This is a decrease of 3.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,824 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carroll represented 0.68% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Carroll County:

  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Breda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Breda is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Carroll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carroll is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <2>
  • Coon Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dedham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dedham is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
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  • Glidden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glidden is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
  • Halbur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Halbur is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Lanesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
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    • Lidderdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Manning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Carroll County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
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    • Ralston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Templeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willey is located in Carroll County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 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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