Van Buren County, Iowa

Van Buren County
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 91°57′06″W / 40.75°N 91.951666666667°W / 40.75; -91.951666666667
Country United States
State Iowa
FoundedDecember 7, 1836
Named afterMartin Van Buren
SeatKeosauqua
Largest cityKeosauqua
Area
  Total
491 sq mi (1,270 km2)
  Land485 sq mi (1,260 km2)
  Water5.7 sq mi (15 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,203
  Estimate 
(2024)
7,217
  Density15/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.vanburencounty.iowa.gov

Van Buren County (/væn ˈbjʊərən/ van BURE-ən) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census the population was 7,203, making it the state's tenth-least populous county. The county seat is Keosauqua, which contains the oldest continuously operational courthouse in the state of Iowa, and second-oldest in the United States.