Mills County
Also known as Mills County, Iowa, Mills County, IA
county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Seat
- Glenwood
- Largest city
- Glenwood
- Total
- 441 sq mi (1,140 km )
- Land
- 437 sq mi (1,130 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,793
- Density
- 33.1/sq mi (12.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- www .millscountyiowa .gov
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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.
Mills County is included in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.