In 1867 a petition by local citizens was presented to the
Cedar County Court for incorporation of the towns of Iroquois and
Mechanicsville into a single town to be known as Mechanicsville. This name had been chosen because most of the
men in the early days of settlement were mechanics. The petition was heard and granted by J.C.
Betts, judge for the
2010 Census
Population 1,146
Climate:
Average
winter temperature: 23.7 degrees
Average
summer temperature: 72 degrees
Average
annual rainfall: 32.74 inches
Average
annual snowfall: 30.2 inches