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About Mills County

Mills County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,484. The county seat is Glenwood. The county was formed in 1851 and named for Major Frederick Mills of Burlington, Iowa, who was killed at the Battle of Churubusco during the Mexican–American War.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mills County, Iowa
Mills County IA Courthouse — CC BY-SA 4.0, Scott Romine · source

History of Mills County

The future county's first permanent settlement was Rushville, founded in 1846 by persecuted members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they were being driven out of Nauvoo, Illinois. This is not to be confused with the state's present-day Rushville in Jasper County. A nearby settlement, also founded by the Mormon settlers, was called Coonsville after Dr. Liberius Coons, one of the first arrivals. That settlement continued after the Mormons moved on; its name was changed to Glenwood in 1853. In Glenwood, the first courthouse was a small frame building which served until 1857. It was replaced by a two-story building, which was enlarged in the 1900s and received a clock tower in 1910. In 1959 this building was replaced with the present building, dedicated on August 29, 1959.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mills County at a glance

County seat
Glenwood
Population
14,484 (2020)
Land area
440 sq mi
Founded
1851

Largest communities in Mills County

  1. Glenwood Township 6,282
  2. Glenwood county seat 5,073
  3. Oak Township 2,711
  4. Malvern 1,046
  5. Tabor 1,014

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