Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Clinton in Iowa is. Here is the answer:
Clinton, Iowa covers an area of 98.45 square kilometers (38.01 square miles).
With 26,885 people living in Clinton that comes to a population density of 273.08 inhabitants per square kilometer (707.31 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).

Clinton is a city in, and the county seat of, Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,885 as of 2010. Clinton, along with DeWitt (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the sixth governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is coterminous with Clinton County. Clinton was incorporated on January 26, 1857.
Cities with a similar size as Clinton
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Clinton, Iowa, here you go:
- Corona, California with a size of 102.45 square kilometers (102.45 sq mi), population: 152,374
- Kingman, Arizona with a size of 90.18 square kilometers (90.18 sq mi), population: 28,068
- Roseville, California with a size of 111.34 square kilometers (111.34 sq mi), population: 104,655
- Arvada, Colorado with a size of 101.93 square kilometers (101.93 sq mi), population: 106,433
- Athens, Alabama with a size of 103.91 square kilometers (103.91 sq mi), population: 24,000
- St. Joseph, Missouri with a size of 116.00 square kilometers (116.00 sq mi), population: 76,780
- Loveland, Colorado with a size of 92.11 square kilometers (92.11 sq mi), population: 66,859
- Rosemount, Minnesota with a size of 91.22 square kilometers (91.22 sq mi), population: 24,874
- Mesquite, Texas with a size of 122.80 square kilometers (122.80 sq mi), population: 143,484
- Milton, Georgia with a size of 101.40 square kilometers (101.40 sq mi), population: 32,661
Cities with a similar population density as Clinton
Other cities that have a similar population density as Clinton, Iowa are:
- Kingsport, Tennessee with a population density of 336 people per sq km (871 / sq mi).
- Bristol, Tennessee with a population density of 293 people per sq km (758 / sq mi).
- Rancho Mirage, California with a population density of 264 people per sq km (684 / sq mi).
- Olive Branch, Mississippi with a population density of 321 people per sq km (831 / sq mi).
- Tomball, Texas with a population density of 338 people per sq km (876 / sq mi).
- Mineral Wells, Texas with a population density of 306 people per sq km (792 / sq mi).
- Fairmont, Minnesota with a population density of 243 people per sq km (630 / sq mi).
- Cullman, Alabama with a population density of 291 people per sq km (754 / sq mi).
- Huntsville, Alabama with a population density of 324 people per sq km (839 / sq mi).
- Enterprise, Alabama with a population density of 288 people per sq km (746 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Clinton
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Clinton, Iowa:
- Woodstock, Illinois with a population of 24,658 people
- Hazelwood, Missouri with a population of 25,703 people
- Faribault, Minnesota with a population of 23,352 people
- Barberton, Ohio with a population of 26,550 people
- Superior, Wisconsin with a population of 27,244 people
- Kingsville, Texas with a population of 26,213 people
- Oak Park, Michigan with a population of 29,973 people
- Peekskill, New York with a population of 23,583 people
- Oviedo, Florida with a population of 33,342 people
- Goshen, Indiana with a population of 31,719 people
Cities with the same name “Clinton”
Same name but different game – do we have sister cities from other states:
- Clinton, Mississippi with a population of 25,216 residents
- Clinton, Utah with a population of 20,426 residents
