Muscatine, Iowa
| 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 |
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 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 (2012) | 22,988 |
| • Rank | 22nd in Iowa |
| • Density | 1,322.9/sq mi (510.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 54,741 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52761 |
| Area code(s) | Area code 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-55110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0465186 |
| Website | www |
Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 22,887 in the 2010 census, an increase from 22,697 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Muscatine County. The name Muscatine is unique in that it is not used by any other city in the United States.
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.
The European-American city of 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".
The name Muscatine is believed by some to have been derived from the Mascouten Native American tribe. The Algonquian-speaking Mascoutin were driven out of Michigan in around 1642 by French and Natives, and they were believed to have been absorbed into the Meskwaki (Fox) and Sac tribes by the early 18th century. In 1819 Muscatine Island was known as Mascoutin Island. An alternative theory is that the name is derived from a Siouan-language term meaning "Fire Island". Major William Williams, who was visiting when the town changed its name in 1849, wrote in his journal: "Muscatine in English is Fire Island," in his list of the meanings of Sioux Indian names.
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