Muscatine, IA
| Muscatine, Iowa | |
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| City of Muscatine | |
Muscatine County Courthouse
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| Nickname(s): "Pearl of the Mississippi", "The Pearl City" | |
 Location in the U.S. state of Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°25′26″N 91°3′22″W / 41.42389°N 91.05611°WCoordinates: 41°25′26″N 91°3′22″W / 41.42389°N 91.05611°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Muscatine |
| Incorporated | 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diana Broderson |
| Area | |
| • City | 18.35 sq mi (47.53 km2) |
| • Land | 17.30 sq mi (44.81 km2) |
| • Water | 1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 22,886 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 23,914 |
| • Rank | 22nd in Iowa |
| • Density | 1,323/sq mi (510.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 54,741 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52761 |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-55110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0465186 |
| Website | www |
Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was estimated at 23,968 in 2015, an increase from 22,697 in the 2000 census. The county seat of Muscatine County, it is located along the Mississippi River. The local business association says that the name Muscatine is not used by any other community.
Muscatine is the principal city of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area (2010 census population 54,132) as of 2011[update] the estimate was 54,184, which includes all of Muscatine and Louisa counties, making it the 208th-largest Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Muscatine began as a trading post founded by representatives of Colonel George Davenport in 1833. Muscatine was incorporated as Bloomington in 1839; the name was changed to reduce mail delivery confusion, as there were several Bloomingtons in the Midwest. Before that, Muscatine had also been known as "Newburg" and "Casey's Landing".
The origin of the name Muscatine is debated. It may have been derived from the Mascouten Native American tribe. The Mascoutin lived along the Mississippi in the 1700s. In 1819 Muscatine Island was known as Mascoutin Island.
In the 1838 General Land Office map, the town is labelled Musquitine, which may be a variation of Musquakeen, an alternative name for Muscatine Island; Musquakeen may have derived from the Meskwaki indigenous people who lived close by. Major William Williams, who was visiting in 1849 when the town was still called both Bloomington and Muscatine, claimed, "Muscatine in English is Fire Island," in his list of the meanings of Siouan language names.
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