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Welcome to Ringgold County ...

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

The community of Mount Ayr is the Seat for Ringgold County.

Ringgold County was founded February 24, 1847 and was created by taking area from Taylor County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ringgold had a population of 4,894 people. This is a decrease of 4.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,113 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ringgold represented 0.17% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Ringgold County:

  • Beaconsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Benton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Delphos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Delphos is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
  • Diagonal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellston is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Kellerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Maloy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maloy is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Mount Ayr
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Redding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Tingley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tingley is located in Ringgold County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <2>

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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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