Welcome to Van Buren County ...
Time Zone: Van Buren County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Keosauqua is the Seat for Van Buren County.
Van Buren County was founded December 7, 1836 and was created by taking area from Des Moines County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Van Buren had a population of 7,044 people. This is a decrease of 7.03% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,577 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Buren represented 0.25% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Van Buren County:
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bonaparte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keosauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Van Buren County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Henry County
- Lee County
- Clark County
- Scotland County
- Davis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |