Mount Pleasant, Iowa
| Mount Pleasant, Iowa | |
|---|---|
| Main Street (2008) | |
| Motto: Pursuing excellence | |
| Location of Mount Pleasant, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′45″N 91°32′42″W / 40.96250°N 91.54500°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Iowa | 
| County | Henry | 
| Incorporated | July 15, 1856 | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Brimhall | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 8.64 sq mi (22.39 km2) | 
| • Land | 8.63 sq mi (22.35 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) | 
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) | 
| Population  (2020) | |
|  • Total | 9,274 | 
| • Density | 1,074.87/sq mi (415.00/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | 
| ZIP code | 52641 | 
| Area code | 319 | 
| FIPS code | 19-54705 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 468416 | 
| Website | cityofmountpleasantiowa | 
Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 9,274 in the 2020 census, an increase from 8,668 in the 2010 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders.