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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County (IA)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
- Olds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Olds is located in Henry County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Henry County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
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- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Westwood is located in Henry County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites specific to Henry County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Jefferson County
- Lee County
- Louisa County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |