Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Main Street (2008)
Main Street (2008)
Motto: 
Pursuing excellence
Location of Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Location of Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°57′45″N 91°32′42″W / 40.96250°N 91.54500°W / 40.96250; -91.54500
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyHenry
IncorporatedJuly 15, 1856 [1]
Government
 • MayorSteve Brimhall
Area
 • Total8.64 sq mi (22.39 km2)
 • Land8.63 sq mi (22.35 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,274
 • Density1,074.87/sq mi (415.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52641
Area code319
FIPS code19-54705
GNIS feature ID468416[3]
Websitecityofmountpleasantiowa.org

Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County in the U.S. state of Iowa.[4] The population was 9,274 in the 2020 census, an increase from 8,668 in the 2010 census.[5][6] It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference cdMtpleasant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pleasant, Iowa
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "U.S Census Quickfacts". U.S. Census Bureau. United States Census Bureau Quickfacts. Retrieved October 21, 2021.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Data from the 2010 Census". State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

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