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Welcome to Henry County ...

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

The community of Mount Pleasant is the Seat for Henry County.

Henry County was founded December 7, 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henry had a population of 19,954 people. This is a decrease of 0.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,106 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henry represented 0.66% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Henry County:

  • Hillsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro is located in Henry County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New London
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Olds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Olds is located in Henry County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rome is located in Henry County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Henry County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Westwood is located in Henry County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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