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Welcome to Tama County ...

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

The community of Toledo is the Seat for Tama County.

Tama County was founded February 17, 1843. Tama was created by taking area from Benton and Boone Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tama had a population of 16,854 people. This is a decrease of 4.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,719 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tama represented 0.58% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Tama County:

  • Chelsea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clutier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dysart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dysart is located in Tama County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
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  • Elberon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Garwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garwin is located in Tama County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Gladbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Tama County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Montour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Tama
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Tama is located in Tama County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <2>
    • Toledo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Toledo is located in Tama County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
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    • Traer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Traer is located in Tama County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
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    • Vining
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vining is located in Tama County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people

Websites of Interest ...

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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