Cedar County, Iowa

Cedar County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF CEDAR GUS Population: 18,231 (2024) ID: 164240	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRPERSON 400 CEDAR ST, TIPTON IA 52772-1750
CITY OF TIPTON GUS Population: 3,059 (2024) ID: 164330	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 407 LYNN ST, TIPTON IA 52772-1633
CITY OF WEST BRANCH GUS Population: 2,876 (2024) ID: 164331	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 218, WEST BRANCH IA 52358-0218
CITY OF DURANT GUS Population: 1,798 (2024) ID: 185379	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 818, DURANT IA 52747-0818
CITY OF CLARENCE GUS Population: 991 (2024) ID: 164328	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 418, CLARENCE IA 52216-0418
CITY OF MECHANICSVILLE GUS Population: 974 (2024) ID: 126584	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK FINANCE OFFICER PO BOX 339, MECHANICSVILLE IA 52306-0339
CITY OF LOWDEN GUS Population: 767 (2024) ID: 126583	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 310, 501 MAIN ST, LOWDEN IA 52255
CITY OF STANWOOD GUS Population: 612 (2024) ID: 164329	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 146, STANWOOD IA 52337-0146
CITY OF BENNETT GUS Population: 330 (2024) ID: 138199	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX M, BENNETT IA 52721-0351