The
Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau, locally known as the "Tri-State" area, is an area consisting of three counties – one in southeast
Iowa, one in northeast
Missouri, and one in west
central Illinois, anchored by the cities of
Fort Madison, Iowa and
Keokuk, Iowa. As of the
2010 census, the µSA had a population of 62,105. An estimate by the Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2012, placed the population at 61,477, a decrease of 1.01%.