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Welcome to Linn County ...

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

The community of Cedar Rapids is the Seat for Linn County.

Linn County was founded December 21, 1837.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Linn had a population of 226,706 people. This is an increase of 7.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 211,705 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linn represented 6.95% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Linn County:

  • Alburnett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bertram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertram is located in Linn County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Cedar Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Central City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coggon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Linn County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
  • Fairfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Hiawatha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Marion
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marion is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Mount Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Palo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Palo is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <2>
    • Prairieburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairieburg is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Robins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Robins is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
    • Springville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Walford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walford is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
    • Walker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Walker is located in Linn County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people

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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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