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Welcome to Grundy County ...

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

The community of Grundy Center is the Seat for Grundy County.

Grundy County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Black Hawk County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grundy had a population of 12,232 people. This is a decrease of 1.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,463 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grundy represented 0.41% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Grundy County:

  • Beaman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Beaman is located in Grundy County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Conrad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Conrad is located in Grundy County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <2>
  • Dike
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dike is located in Grundy County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <2>
  • Grundy Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reinbeck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stout is located in Grundy County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Wellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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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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