Muscatine, Iowa
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 | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′10″N 91°05′12″W / 41.41944°N 91.08667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Muscatine |
| Incorporated | 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brad Bark |
| Area | |
| 19.25 sq mi (49.86 km2) | |
| • Land | 18.20 sq mi (47.13 km2) |
| • Water | 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 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 | 2395143 |
| Website | www |
Muscatine (/ˌmʌskəˈtin/ MUSS-kə-TEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from 22,697 in 2000. It is located along the Mississippi River. The local business association states that the name Muscatine is not used by any other community.
Muscatine is the principal city of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area (2010 census population 54,132) as of 2011 the estimate was 54,184, which includes all of Muscatine and Louisa counties, making it the 283rd-largest micropolitan statistical area.