Durant, Iowa
| Durant, Iowa | |
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| City | |
Buildings on the north side of Fifth Street
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| Nickname(s): Tri-County City | |
 Location of Durant, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°36′4″N 90°54′33″W / 41.60111°N 90.90917°WCoordinates: 41°36′4″N 90°54′33″W / 41.60111°N 90.90917°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State |
 Iowa
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| Counties | Cedar, Scott, Muscatine |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Dawn Smith |
| Area | |
| • City | 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 1,832 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,829 |
| • Density | 1,593.0/sq mi (615.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 381,342 (134th) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52747 |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-22980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0456075 |
| Website | City Website |
Durant is a city in Cedar, Muscatine, and Scott counties in the US state of Iowa. The population was 1,832 at the 2010 census.
The Scott County portion of Durant is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Muscatine County portion of the city is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Durant was platted in 1854 by Benjamin Brayton. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was built through Durant in 1855. The settlement was first named Brayton for its founder, but the name was later changed to Durant for Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school.
Durant is located at 41°36′4″N 90°54′33″W / 41.60111°N 90.90917°W (41.600973, −90.909183). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2), all of it land.
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