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Welcome to Keokuk County ...

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

The community of Sigourney is the Seat for Keokuk County.

Keokuk County was founded December 21, 1837 and was created by taking area from Washington County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Keokuk had a population of 10,246 people. This is a decrease of 2.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,508 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Keokuk represented 0.34% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Keokuk County:

  • Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Delta is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Gibson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Harper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Hayesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Hedrick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Keota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Keota is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <2>
  • Keswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kinross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinross is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Martinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Ollie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ollie is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sigourney
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • South English
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South English is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Thornburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Webster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • What Cheer
      (10 miles [16.1 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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