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Welcome to Dubuque County ...

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

The community of Dubuque is the Seat for Dubuque County.

Dubuque County was founded September 6, 1834.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dubuque had a population of 97,311 people. This is an increase of 3.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 93,929 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dubuque represented 3.08% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Dubuque County:

  • Asbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Balltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Bankston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bankston is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Bernard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bernard is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
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  • Cascade
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
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  • Centralia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Centralia is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Dubuque
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
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  • Durango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Dyersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Epworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Epworth is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
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    • Farley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Farley is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
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    • Graf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Holy Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Luxemburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • New Vienna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Peosta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Peosta is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
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    • Rickardsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Sageville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Sherrill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Worthington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Worthington is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Zwingle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 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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