Muscatine County Iowa Farmland Profile
| Location | East Central Iowa |
|---|---|
| County Size | 439 sq. miles |
| Total Acres | 219,001 |
| Cropland Acres | 189,869 |
| Average Price Per Acre Farmland | $11,698 |
| Average Price Per Acre for East Central, IA | $12,595 |
| CSR2 Weighted Average | 64.9 |
| CSR2 Cropland Average | 82 |
| State Average CSR2 | 68.6 |
| Average Price per CSR2 | $142.66 |
| Average County Rent | $248 |
| Rent Range | $198-$295 |
| Average rent for East Central, Iowa | $265 |
| Rent per CSR2 Point | $3.56 |
| Improved Permanent Pasture | $77 |
| Unimproved Permanent Pasture | $50 |
| Stalk Grazing per Acre | $12 |
| Hunting Rights per Acre | $NA |
Towns: Atalissa, Blue Grass, Durant, Conesville, Fruitland, Muscatine, Nichols, Stockton, Walcott, West Liberty, Wilton
Unincorporated Areas: Cranston, Montpelier, Fairport, Moscow, Midway Beach, Petersburg
Townships: Wapsinonoc, Goshen, Moscow, Wilton, Fulton, Pike, Lake, Orono, Bloomington, Sweetland, Montpelier, Cedar, Fuitland, Seventy-Six
History: Muscatine County was formed on December 7, 1836. One history of the county claims it was named for Muscatine Island in the Mississippi River. The island lies opposite Muscatine County and was believed to be named after the Mascouten native American tribe, Algonquian-speaking Native Americans who lived in the area before being driven west by settler encroachment and other tribes. In 1833, Colonel George Davenport of Illinois sent three representatives into the territory to establish a trade post. They were the first European Americans to settle there. In the same year, James W. Casey and John Vanatta came to the area. They opened a supply depot for steamboats on June 1, 1833, and named it Casey’s Woodpile. (The steamboats bued wood.) The first public land sale was held in November 1838. One year later, the construction of the courthouse and a jail was begun. A second jail, referred to as the “Old Jail”, was built in 1857. On December 23, 1864, the courthouse was complete gutted by a fire and, within two years, a new structure was completed on the same site. The construction of the courthouse still used today was completed on September 26, 1907.
Muscatine County Iowa Farmland Sales Resources
- Muscatine County Iowa Website
- Muscatine County Assessor GIS Website
- Land Prices on our Iowa Farmland Prices Heatmap
- Free E-Book on How to Sell Land
- Find an Iowa Estate Attorney
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