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Fort Madison, Iowa
City in Iowa, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Fort Madison" redirects here. For the naval base, see Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva. For the Creek War fort, see Fort Madison (Alabama).
Fort Madison is a city and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States[5] along with Keokuk. Of Iowa's 99 counties, Lee County is the only one with two county seats. The population was 10,270 at the time of the 2020 census.[6] Located along the Mississippi River in the state's southeast corner, it lies between small bluffs along one of the widest portions of the river.
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Fort Madison, Iowa | |
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City | |
![]() Downtown Fort Madison (2007) | |
Motto: "Always Moving"[1] | |
![]() Location within Lee County and Iowa | |
Coordinates: 40°37′43″N 91°20′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Lee |
Founded | 1835 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Matt J. Mohrfeld [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13.24 sq mi (34.29 km2) |
• Land | 9.64 sq mi (24.98 km2) |
• Water | 3.60 sq mi (9.32 km2) |
Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,270 |
• Density | 1,064.91/sq mi (411.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 52627 |
Area code | 319 |
FIPS code | 19-28605 |
GNIS feature ID | 0456689[4] |
Website | www |
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