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Welcome to Cedar County ...

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

The community of Tipton is the Seat for Cedar County.

Cedar County was founded December 21, 1837.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cedar had a population of 18,627 people. This is an increase of 0.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,450 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cedar represented 0.61% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Cedar County:

  • Bennett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bennett is located in Cedar County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Clarence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lowden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowden is located in Cedar County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <2>
  • Mechanicsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Stanwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tipton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tipton is located in Cedar County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
  • West Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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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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