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Welcome to Mills County ...

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

The community of Glenwood is the Seat for Mills County.

Mills County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Pottawattamie County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mills had a population of 15,109 people. This is an increase of 0.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,076 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mills represented 0.49% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Mills County:

  • Emerson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hastings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hastings is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Henderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Malvern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Malvern is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
  • Pacific Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Silver City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 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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