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Welcome to Floyd County ...

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

The community of Charles City is the Seat for Floyd County.

Floyd County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Chickasaw County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Floyd had a population of 15,642 people. This is a decrease of 4.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,309 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Floyd represented 0.54% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Floyd County:

  • Charles City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Colwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Floyd is located in Floyd County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <2>
  • Marble Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nora Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rudd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rudd is located in Floyd County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudd <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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