Linn County, Iowa

Linn County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 211,226,[1] making it the second-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Cedar Rapids.[2] The county was founded on January 15, 1839 and named in honor of Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.[3]

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.


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