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Welcome to Poweshiek County ...

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

The community of Montezuma is the Seat for Poweshiek County.

Poweshiek County was founded February 17, 1843.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Poweshiek had a population of 18,504 people. This is a decrease of 2.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,925 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poweshiek represented 0.62% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Poweshiek County:

  • Brooklyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
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  • Deep River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Grinnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
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  • Guernsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Malcom
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
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  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
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  • Searsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Victor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Victor is located in Poweshiek County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 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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