Mount Pleasant, Iowa

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The city of Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant (or less commonly used: Mnt. Pleasant)

Mount Pleasant is 220 feet [67.06 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Mount Pleasant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Mount Pleasant can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 8,751 people^<3> (or 43.13% of the total population of Henry County). The population of Mount Pleasant represented 0.3% of the total of Iowa, making it the state's 39th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Mount Pleasant had a population of 8,775 people. This is an increase of 0.27% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Pleasant.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Crawfordsville	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	301	2.03% increase
	Danville	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	854	6.56% decrease
	Middletown	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	540	0.93% increase
	Morning Sun	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	843	3.33% decrease
	New London	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,841	4.96% decrease
	Salem	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	449	3.23% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Mount Pleasant.

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