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Welcome to Muscatine County ...

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

The community of Muscatine is the Seat for Muscatine County.

Muscatine County was founded December 7, 1836 and was created by taking area from Des Moines County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Muscatine had a population of 42,664 people. This is a decrease of 0.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,803 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Muscatine represented 1.41% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Muscatine County:

  • Atalissa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atalissa is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
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  • Conesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Conesville is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Fruitland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Muscatine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
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  • Nichols
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Nichols is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Stockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • West Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 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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