The Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in east central Iowa

Iowa

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, anchored by the city of Muscatine

Muscatine, Iowa

Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 22,886 in the 2010 census, an increase from 22,697 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Muscatine County...

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 53,905 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 54,179).

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Columbus Junction
  Columbus Junction, Iowa
  Columbus Junction is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,900 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Wapello
  Wapello, Iowa
  Wapello is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County. It is pronounced whop-UH-low, and almost rhymes with Tupelo....
  
  
• West Liberty
  West Liberty, Iowa
  West Liberty is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,332 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Wilton
  Wilton, Iowa
  Wilton is a city in Cedar and Muscatine Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,839 at the 2010 census. The Muscatine County portion of Wilton is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  
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Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

• Fruitland
  Fruitland, Iowa
  Fruitland is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 703 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Grandview
  Grandview, Iowa
  Grandview is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Morning Sun
  Morning Sun, Iowa
  Morning Sun is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Morning Sun is located at ....
  
  

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

• Atalissa
  Atalissa, Iowa
  Atalissa is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 283 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Atalissa is located at ....
  
  
• Blue Grass
  Blue Grass, Iowa
  Blue Grass is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the US state of Iowa. The population was 1,341 as of 2010.Most of Blue Grass is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the Muscatine County portion of the city is considered part of the Muscatine...
  
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• Columbus City
  Columbus City, Iowa
  Columbus City is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Columbus City is located at ....
  
  
• Conesville
  Conesville, Iowa
  Conesville is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Conesville is located at ....
  
  
• Cotter
  Cotter, Iowa
  Cotter is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 48 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cotter is located at ....
  
  
• Durant
  Durant, Iowa
  Durant is a city in Cedar, Muscatine, and Scott counties in the US state of Iowa. The population was 1,677 at the 2000 census. The community is named in honor of Thomas C...
  
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• Fredonia
  Fredonia, Iowa
  Fredonia is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 251 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fredonia is located at ....
  
  
• Letts
  Letts, Iowa
  Letts is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Nichols
  Nichols, Iowa
  Nichols is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Nichols is located at ....
  
  
• Oakville
  Oakville, Iowa
  Oakville is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Oakville is located at ....
  
  
• Stockton
  Stockton, Iowa
  Stockton is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Stockton is located at ....
  
  
• Walcott
  Walcott, Iowa
  Walcott is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census. Walcott's interchange on Interstate 80 is home to an enormous complex of restaurants, motels and truck stops, including the Iowa 80 truck stop which is the world's largest.Most...
  
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Unincorporated places

• Cranston
  Cranston, Iowa
  Cranston was an unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.Cranston was a stop on the Milwaukee Road, although little remains of the community today....
  
  
• Cairo
• Fairport
  Fairport, Iowa
  Fairport was an unincorporated community along the Mississippi River and Iowa Highway 22 in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.Fairport was once a stop along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and along the Milwaukee Road, but has since nearly disappeared....
  
  
• Montpelier
  Montpelier, Iowa
  Montpelier is an unincorporated community in eastern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. Located along Iowa Highway 22, it lies on the Mississippi River above the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County. Its elevation is 568 feet...
  
  
• Moscow
  Moscow, Iowa
  Moscow is an unincorporated community in northern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 6, north of the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County. Its elevation is 653 feet...
  
  
• Newport
• Petersburg
  Petersburg, Muscatine County, Iowa
  Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa. It lies at an elevation of 771 feet . The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  

Louisa County

• Columbus City
• Concord
• Eliot
• Elm Grove
• Grandview
• Jefferson

• Marshall
• Morning Sun
• Oakland
• Port Louisa
• Union
• Wapello

Muscatine County

• Bloomington
• Cedar
• Fruitland
• Fulton
• Goshen
• Lake
• Montpelier
• Moscow

• Muscatine
• Orono
• Pike
• Seventy-Six
• Sweetland
• Wapsinonoc
• Wilton

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 53,905 people, 20,366 households, and 14,599 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 91.44% White, 0.60% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 5.71% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.08% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $40,445, and the median income for a family was $46,173. Males had a median income of $33,811 versus $23,439 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $18,635.