Ringgold County
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county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Founded
- February 24, 1847
- Named after
- Samuel Ringgold
- Seat
- Mount Ayr
- Largest city
- Mount Ayr
- Total
- 539 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Land
- 535 sq mi (1,390 km )
- Water
- 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,642
- Density
- 8.72/sq mi (3.37/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .ringgoldcounty .iowa .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4663
- Area
- 1396
- Official website
- www.ringgoldcounty.us
- Image
- Ringgold County IA Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 1843
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- Commons category
- Ringgold County, Iowa
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Ringgold County
- inception
- 1847-02-24
- per capita income
- 27414
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Ringgold County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,663, and was estimated to be 4,642 in 2025, making it the second-least populous county in Iowa. The county seat and the largest city is Mount Ayr. The county is named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto fought in May 1846, during the Mexican–American War. It is one of the 26 Iowa counties with a name that is unique across the nation.
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