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Ringgold CountyIowa

Ringgold County is a county in Iowa with its seat in Mount Ayr. The county was formed on February 24, 1847, and named after Samuel Ringgold.

  • Founded1847
  • County seatMount Ayr
  • Named forSamuel Ringgold
  • Land area536 sq mi + 3.4 sq mi water
  • Population4,663 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped13,710 checked 15 October 2026
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TaylorHarrison, MO Mount Ayr Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Ringgold on the map of Iowa

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Counties of Iowa · Ringgold highlighted

History

Formed in 1847 from Appanoose County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Ringgold County was created from Appanoose County on February 24, 1847, but was not yet fully organized and remained attached to Appanoose. In 1853, Ringgold was attached to Taylor County for revenue, election, and judicial purposes. The county became fully organized and independent on March 1, 1855, when it detached from Taylor County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1847
    Ringgold County created Ringgold created from Non-County Area 5 attached to Appanoose; Ringgold not fully organized, not attached.
    from Appanoose
    · Iowa Acts 1846-1847, ch. 83, secs. 1-4/p. 100
  2. 1847
    Changed Missouri implicitly overlapped Ringgold when it claimed, before the U.S. Supreme Court, a state boundary with Iowa 10 miles north of the present boundary.
    U.s.
    · Landers, 647; Thomas, 268-269
  3. 1849
    Changed Missouri's implicit overlap of Ringgold ended when the U.S. Supreme Court set the Iowa-Missouri boundary at its present location (no change).
    U.s.
    · Landers, 647-648; Thomas, 269-270
  4. 1853
    Changed Ringgold attached to Taylor "for revenue, election, and judicial purposes".
    Taylor
    · Iowa Acts 1852-1853, ch. 8, sec. 19/p. 19
  5. 1855
    Changed Ringgold fully organized, detached from Taylor.
    Taylor
    · Iowa Acts 1854-1855, ch. 37, secs. 1, 8/pp. 50-51; Iowa Acts 1856-1857, ch. 16, secs. 1-2/pp. 13-14

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Ringgold

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People and land

Ringgold by the Census

Population
4,663 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,672 2020 Census count
Land area
536 square miles
Water area
3.4 square miles
People per sq mi
9 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Ringgold County

When was Ringgold County founded?
Ringgold County was founded in 1847, formed from Appanoose County, and named after Samuel Ringgold.
What is the county seat of Ringgold County?
The county seat of Ringgold County is Mount Ayr.
Is there an online parcel map for Ringgold County?
Yes. Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (statewide parcels, mirrored by the University of Iowa) publishes a parcel map of 13,710 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Ringgold County's boundary or name changed?
Ringgold County was created in 1847 from Appanoose County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Taylor County and U.s. County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Ringgold County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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