Little Cedar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.

[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Little Cedar CDP has an area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all land.

There were 25 housing units at an average density of 46.9 per square mile (18.1/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 4.7% of the population.

There were 30 housing units at an average density of 16.9 per square mile (6.5/km2).

41.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.