Muscatine, Iowa | |
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Muscatine County Courthouse | |
Nickname(s): "The Pearl of the Mississippi", "The Pearl City" | |
![]() Location in the U.S. state of Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°25′26″N 91°3′22″W / 41.42389°N 91.05611°W | |
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County | Muscatine |
Incorporated | 1839 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Brad Bark[1] |
Area | |
• City | 19.25 sq mi (49.86 km2) |
• Land | 18.20 sq mi (47.13 km2) |
• Water | 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 23,797 |
• Rank | 22nd in Iowa |
• Density | 1,307.81/sq mi (504.95/km2) |
• Metro | 54,741 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 52761 |
Area code | 563 |
FIPS code | 19-55110 |
GNIS feature ID | 0465186[3] |
Website | www |
Muscatine (/ˌmʌskəˈtin/ muss-kə-TEEN[4]) is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 census,[5] an increase from 22,697 in 2000.[6] The county seat of Muscatine County,[7] it is located along the Mississippi River. The local business association states that the name Muscatine is not used by any other community.[8]
Muscatine is the principal city of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area (2010 census population 54,132) as of 2011[update] the estimate was 54,184, which includes all of Muscatine and Louisa counties, making it the 283rd-largest micropolitan statistical area.[9]
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