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Little Cedar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 64. Little Cedar has a post office with the ZIP code of 50454.

Little Cedar CDP overview:
Name:	Little Cedar CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Mitchell County
Elevation:	1,194 ft (364 m)
Total Area:	0.53 sq mi (1.38 km²)
Land Area:	0.53 sq mi (1.38 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	64
Population Density:	120.08/sq mi (46.39/km²)
ZIP code:	50454
FIPS code:	1945705
GNISfeature ID:	458449

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History

Little Cedar was platted in 1891. It was at first known as “Wheeler”, but the name was changed to avoid confusion with another existing Wheeler in the state. Little Cedar’s population was 22 in 1902 and 200 in 1925.

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Geography

The community lies along local roads 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the city of Osage, the county seat of Mitchell County. Its elevation is 1,194 feet (364 m).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Little Cedar CDP has an area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km), all land. The Little Cedar River runs along the eastern edge of the community, flowing southeast to join the Cedar River at Nashua.