Magnolia is a city in Harrison County, Iowa, United States.

[4] Abram Fletcher, Charles Wolcott and A. D. Jones were appointed by the Iowa General Assembly as Commissioners to organize the county and establish a county seat.

The third building that was erected in the town for the county courthouse in 1873 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[5] The building was demolished in 2019 due to extreme disrepair and the lack of funds to maintain it.

[citation needed] The county seat was transferred to Logan from Magnolia in 1875.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all of it land.

29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 8.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.