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Welcome to Mitchell County ...

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

The community of Osage is the Seat for Mitchell County.

Mitchell County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Chickasaw County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mitchell had a population of 10,586 people. This is a decrease of 1.92% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,793 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mitchell represented 0.35% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Mitchell County:

  • Carpenter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • McIntire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntire is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Mitchell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Orchard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Orchard is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Osage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
  • Saint Ansgar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stacyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 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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