Covering an area of 439.67 sq mi and having a total population of over 15K with a racial makeup including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 5.3K housing units and 3.9K families, Mills County was established in 1851 with Glenwood as the county seat. It was named in the honor of Major Frederick Mills of Burlington, Iowa.

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