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==County information== The [[Federal Information Processing Standard]] (FIPS) code, used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county. The column labeled '#' is the official county number when listed alphabetically. This number is used for many governmental and organizational purposes, including state income tax preparation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tax.iowa.gov/sites/files/idr/documents/Iowa%20County%20Names%20and%20Numbers.pdf|title=Iowa County Names and Numbers|work=Iowa Department of Revenue|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323202741/https://tax.iowa.gov/sites/files/idr/documents/Iowa%20County%20Names%20and%20Numbers.pdf|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 1922 to 1978, it was also used on [[Vehicle registration plates of Iowa|Iowa license plates]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allaboutlicenseplates.com/codes.asp?State=Iowa |title=Iowa License Plate: County Codes |access-date=June 8, 2018 |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219044019/http://allaboutlicenseplates.com/codes.asp?State=Iowa |url-status=dead }}</ref> until it was replaced by the full county name. Finally, the number in the column headed "Map #" is used by the National Atlas of the United States, shown on the left; for purposes of the National Atlas, counties are numbered in geographical order beginning in the NW corner of the map. {{Countytabletop | region_width = | fips_ref = <ref name="FIPS">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/ia.html |title=EPA County FIPS Code Listing |work=EPA.gov |access-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref> | region_seat_title = [[County seat]] | region_seat_width = | region_seat_ref = <ref name="NACO">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=IA|title=NACo - Find a county|author=National Association of Counties|access-date=April 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050410090510/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fcounties%2Fstate.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=IA|archive-date=April 10, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> | data1_title = # | data1_width = | data2_title = {{abbr|Est.|Established}} | data2_width = | data2_ref = <ref name="NACO"/><ref name="book">{{cite book | title=The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa| last=Pratt| first=LeRoy G.| year=1977| publisher=Klipto Printing and Office Supply Company| location=[[Mason City, Iowa]]}}</ref> | data3_title = Formed from | data3_width = | data3_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iagenweb.org/state/formation.htm|title=Formation of Counties in Iowa|access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref> | data4_title = Etymology | data4_width = | data4_ref = <ref name="book"/> | data4_unsortable = yes | data5_title = Map # | data5_width = | population_ref = <ref name="2024CensusEstimate">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/IA/PST045219|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Iowa|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= March 15, 2025}}</ref> | area_ref = <ref name="NACO"/> }} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=001|Name=Adair|Seat=Greenfield|Data1=01|Data5=69|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John Adair]], [[List of Governors of Kentucky|Kentucky Governor]]|Area=569|Population=7431|Data3=[[Cass County, Iowa|Cass County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=003|Name=Adams|Seat=Corning|Data1=02|Data5=81|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John Adams]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=424|Population=3606|Data3=[[Taylor County, Iowa|Taylor County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=005|Name=Allamakee|Seat=Waukon|Data1=03|Data5=11|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|20|format=mdy}}|Data4=Disputed, possibly Allan Makee, early trader and guide for settlers, or [[Fox language|Meskwaki]] ''anamiki'' and/or [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]] ''animikii'' both meaning ''thunder'' or ''thunderer''<ref name="Bright">{{cite book|last=Bright|first=William|date=2004|title=Native American Placenames of the United States|location=Norman, Oklahoma|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|isbn=978-0-8061-3598-4}}</ref>{{rp|33}}|Area=640|Population=14184|Data3=[[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=007|Name=Appanoose|Seat=Centerville|Data1=04|Data5=96|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Appanoose|Chief Appanoose]], headed peace party in the [[Black Hawk War]]|Area=496|Population=12106|Data3=[[Davis County, Iowa|Davis County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=009|Name=Audubon|Seat=Audubon|Data1=05|Data5=57|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John James Audubon]], ornithologist and artist|Area=443|Population=5562|Data3=[[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]] and [[Cass County, Iowa|Cass County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=011|Name=Benton|Seat=Vinton|Data1=06|Data5=51|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart Benton]], [[List of United States Senators from Missouri|Missouri Senator]]|Area=716|Population=25799|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=013|Name=Black Hawk|Seat=Waterloo|Data1=07|Data5=39|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Black Hawk (Sauk leader)|Black Hawk]], leader during [[Black Hawk War]]|Area=567|Population=132348|Data3=[[Delaware County, Iowa|Delaware County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=015|Name=Boone|Seat=Boone|Data1=08|Data5=47|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Nathan Boone]], one of the first to survey Iowa|Area=572|Population=26729|Data3=[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=017|Name=Bremer|Seat=Waverly|Data1=09|Data5=30|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Fredrika Bremer]], Swedish poet and author|Area=428|Population=25328|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands and [[Winnebago County, Iowa|Winnebago County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=019|Name=Buchanan|Seat=Independence|Data1=10|Data5=40|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[James Buchanan]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=571|Population=20733|Data3=[[Delaware County, Iowa|Delaware County]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=021|Name=Buena Vista|Seat=Storm Lake|Data1=11|Data5=24|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Battle of Buena Vista]], [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=575|Population=20816|Data3=[[Clay County, Iowa|Clay County]] and [[Sac County, Iowa|Sac County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=023|Name=Butler|Seat=Allison|Data1=12|Data5=29|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[William Orlando Butler]], [[War of 1812]] hero|Area=580|Population=14156|Data3=[[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]] and [[Buchanan County, Iowa|Buchanan County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=025|Name=Calhoun|Seat=Rockwell City|Data1=13|Data5=34|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John C. Calhoun]], [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|US Vice President]]|Area=570|Population=9711|Data3=Fox County (renamed)|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=027|Name=Carroll|Seat=Carroll|Data1=14|Data5=45|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Charles Carroll of Carrollton|Charles Carroll]], signatory of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]|Area=569|Population=20407|Data3=[[Guthrie County, Iowa|Guthrie County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=029|Name=Cass|Seat=Atlantic|Data1=15|Data5=68|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Lewis Cass]], [[List of United States Senators from Michigan|Michigan Senator]]|Area=564|Population=13024|Data3=[[Pottawattamie County, Iowa|Pottawattamie County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=031|Name=Cedar|Seat=Tipton|Data1=16|Data5=65|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Cedar River (Iowa River)|Cedar River]] that runs through county|Area=580|Population=18231|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=033|Name=Cerro Gordo|Seat=Mason City|Data1=17|Data5=17|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Battle of Cerro Gordo]], [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=568|Population=42493|Data3=[[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=035|Name=Cherokee|Seat=Cherokee|Data1=18|Data5=23|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Cherokee]] People|Area=577|Population=11658|Data3=[[Crawford County, Iowa|Crawford County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=037|Name=Chickasaw|Seat=New Hampton|Data1=19|Data5=19|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Chickasaw]] People|Area=505|Population=11719|Data3=[[Fayette County, Iowa|Fayette County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=039|Name=Clarke|Seat=Osceola|Data1=20|Data5=83|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[James Clarke (Iowa)|James Clarke]], [[List of Governors of Iowa|Governor]] of [[Iowa Territory]]|Area=431|Population=9524|Data3=[[Lucas County, Iowa|Lucas County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=041|Name=Clay|Seat=Spencer|Data1=21|Data5=14|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Henry Clay, Jr.]], officer in the [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=569|Population=16474|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=043|Name=Clayton|Seat=Elkader|Data1=22|Data5=21|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John M. Clayton]], [[List of United States Senators from Delaware|Delaware Senator]]|Area=779|Population=16931|Data3=[[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque County]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=045|Name=Clinton|Seat=Clinton|Data1=23|Data5=66|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[DeWitt Clinton]], [[List of Governors of New York|New York Governor]]|Area=695|Population=46015|Data3=[[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque County]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=047|Name=Crawford|Seat=Denison|Data1=24|Data5=44|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[William Harris Crawford]], [[List of United States Senators from Georgia|Georgia Senator]]|Area=714|Population=16378|Data3=[[Shelby County, Iowa|Shelby County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=049|Name=Dallas|Seat=Adel||Data1=25|Data5=59|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[George Mifflin Dallas]], [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|US Vice President]]|Area=586|Population=115343|Data3=[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=051|Name=Davis|Seat=Bloomfield|Data1=26|Data5=97|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Garrett Davis]], [[United States congressional delegations from Kentucky|Kentucky Congressman]]|Area=503|Population=9193|Data3=[[Van Buren County, Iowa|Van Buren County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=053|Name=Decatur|Seat=Leon|Data1=27|Data5=94|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Stephen Decatur]], [[War of 1812]] naval officer|Area=532|Population=7656|Data3=[[Appanoose County, Iowa|Appanoose County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=055|Name=Delaware|Seat=Manchester|Data1=28|Data5=41|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=State of [[Delaware]], home of Iowa statehood advocate [[List of United States Senators from Delaware|US Senator]] [[John M. Clayton]] |Area=578|Population=17609|Data3=[[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque County]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=057|Name=Des Moines|Seat=Burlington|Data1=29|Data5=89|Data2={{dts|1834|Sep|06|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Des Moines River]] that once ran through the county|Area=416|Population=38411|Data3=[[Michigan Territory]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=059|Name=Dickinson|Seat=Spirit Lake|Data1=30|Data5=3|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Daniel Stevens Dickinson]], [[List of United States Senators from New York|New York Senator]]|Area=381|Population=18158|Data3=[[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=061|Name=Dubuque|Seat=Dubuque|Data1=31|Data5=42|Data2={{dts|1834|Sep|06|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Julien Dubuque]], first permanent white settler in Iowa|Area=608|Population=99242|Data3=[[Michigan Territory]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=063|Name=Emmet|Seat=Estherville|Data1=32|Data5=4|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Robert Emmet]], Irish revolutionary and American republican sympathizer |Area=396|Population=9162|Data3=[[Dickinson County, Iowa|Dickinson County]] and [[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=065|Name=Fayette|Seat=West Union|Data1=33|Data5=20|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Marquis de Lafayette]], Frenchman who aided colonial forces during [[American Revolutionary War]]|Area=731|Population=19152|Data3=[[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton County]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=067|Name=Floyd|Seat=Charles City|Data1=34|Data5=18|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Charles Floyd (explorer)|Charles Floyd]], member of [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] who died in Iowa|Area=501|Population=15008|Data3=[[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=069|Name=Franklin|Seat=Hampton|Data1=35|Data5=28|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Benjamin Franklin]], statesman and US founding father|Area=582|Population=10024|Data3=[[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=071|Name=Fremont|Seat=Sidney|Data1=36|Data5=90|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|24|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John Charles Fremont]], [[Mexican–American War]] officer|Area=511|Population=6494|Data3=[[Pottawattamie County, Iowa|Pottawattamie County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=073|Name=Greene|Seat=Jefferson|Data1=37|Data5=46|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Nathanael Greene]], [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Area=568|Population=8662|Data3=[[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=075|Name=Grundy|Seat=Grundy Center|Data1=38|Data5=38|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Felix Grundy]], [[United States congressional delegations from Tennessee|Tennessee Congressman]]|Area=503|Population=12405|Data3=[[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=077|Name=Guthrie|Seat=Guthrie Center|Data1=39|Data5=58|Data2={{dts|1851|Jul|08|format=mdy}}|Data4=Edwin B. Guthrie, [[Mexican–American War]] officer|Area=591|Population=10774|Data3=[[Jackson County, Iowa|Jackson County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=079|Name=Hamilton|Seat=Webster City|Data1=40|Data5=36|Data2={{dts|1856|Dec|22|format=mdy}}|Data4=William W. Hamilton, President of [[Iowa Senate]] (1856–1857)|Area=577|Population=14856|Data3=[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=081|Name=Hancock|Seat=Garner|Data1=41|Data5=16|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John Hancock]], President of [[First Continental Congress]]|Area=571|Population=10616|Data3=[[Wright County, Iowa|Wright County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=083|Name=Hardin|Seat=Eldora|Data1=42|Data5=37|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John J. Hardin]], prominent soldier, [[Black Hawk War]]|Area=569|Population=16464|Data3=[[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=085|Name=Harrison|Seat=Logan|Data1=43|Data5=55|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[William Henry Harrison]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=697|Population=14626|Data3=[[Pottawattamie County, Iowa|Pottawattamie County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=087|Name=Henry|Seat=Mount Pleasant|Data1=44|Data5=88|Data2={{dts|1836|Dec|07|format=mdy}}|Data4=Disputed, see reference<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iahenry/henrycocourthouse.htm| title=Henry County, Iowa| quote=According to most sources, Henry County (440 square miles) was named for Henry Dodge (1782-1867), who served in the Black Hawk War and other Indian wars and governor of Wisconsin Territory (1836-1841); others credit the county’s name to General James Dougherty Henry (1797-1834), a hero of the Black Hawk War.| access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref>|Area=434|Population=19361|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=089|Name=Howard|Seat=Cresco|Data1=45|Data5=9|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Tilghman Howard]], [[List of United States Representatives from Indiana|US Representative from Indiana]]|Area=473|Population=9360|Data3=[[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=091|Name=Humboldt|Seat=Dakota City|Data1=46|Data5=26|Data2={{dts|1857|Feb|26|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Alexander von Humboldt]], [[Germany|German]] scientist|Area=434|Population=9617|Data3=[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=093|Name=Ida|Seat=Ida Grove|Data1=47|Data5=32|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=Either [[Mount Ida]] in [[Greece]] or Ida Smith, child of early settlers<ref name="Savage">{{cite book|last=Savage|first=Tom|date=2007|title=A Dictionary of Iowa Place-names|location=Iowa City|publisher=University of Iowa Press|page=9|isbn=1-58729-531-8}}</ref>|Area=432|Population=6810|Data3=[[Cherokee County, Iowa|Cherokee County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=095|Name=Iowa|Seat=Marengo|Data1=48|Data5=63|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Iowa River]] that flows through the county|Area=586|Population=16423|Data3=[[Washington County, Iowa|Washington County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=097|Name=Jackson|Seat=Maquoketa|Data1=49|Data5=54|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Andrew Jackson]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=636|Population=19390|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=099|Name=Jasper|Seat=Newton|Data1=50|Data5=61|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[William Jasper]], [[American Revolutionary War]] sergeant|Area=730|Population=38107|Data3=[[Mahaska County, Iowa|Mahaska County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=101|Name=Jefferson|Seat=Fairfield|Data1=51|Data5=87|Data2={{dts|1839|Jan|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Thomas Jefferson]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=435|Population=15781|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=103|Name=Johnson|Seat=Iowa City|Data1=52|Data5=64|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Richard Mentor Johnson]], [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|US Vice President]]; officially renamed after [[Lulu Johnson]] (1907-1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/27/1010462751/johnson-county-iowa-renames-itself-after-a-different-johnson |title=Johnson County, Iowa, Renames Itself After A Different Johnson |last=Doubek |first=James |date=June 27, 2021 |publisher=National Public Radio |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref>|Area=614|Population=160080|Data3=[[Des Moines County, Iowa]] and [[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=105|Name=Jones|Seat=Anamosa|Data1=53|Data5=53|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[George Wallace Jones]], [[List of United States Senators from Iowa|Iowa Senator]]|Area=575|Population=21116|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=107|Name=Keokuk|Seat=Sigourney|Data1=54|Data5=74|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Keokuk (Sauk leader)|Chief Keokuk]]|Area=579|Population=9855|Data3=[[Washington County, Iowa|Washington County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=109|Name=Kossuth|Seat=Algona|Data1=55|Data5=5|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Lajos Kossuth]], [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungarian]] revolutionary inspired by American democratic ideals |Area=973|Population=14408|Data3=[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=111|Name=Lee|Noseat=[[Fort Madison, Iowa|Fort Madison]] and [[Keokuk, Iowa|Keokuk]]||Data1=56|Data5=99|Data2={{dts|1836|Dec|07|format=mdy}}|Data4=William Elliott Lee, businessman from the New York Land Company, who sold the county's first tracts of land |Area=517|Population=32376|Data3=[[Des Moines County, Iowa|Des Moines County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=113|Name=Linn|Seat=Cedar Rapids|Data1=57|Data5=52|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Lewis Fields Linn]], doctor and [[List of United States Senators from Missouri|Missouri Senator]]|Area=718|Population=231762|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=115|Name=Louisa|Seat=Wapello|Data1=58|Data5=76|Data2={{dts|1836|Dec|07|format=mdy}}|Data4=Disputed, see reference<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.louisacountyiowa.org/| title=Louisa County, Iowa |work=Official website| quote=According to some authorities, the county was named for Louisa Massey, who gained fame during her time because she avenged the murder of her brother by shooting the man responsible. Other historians claim the name was given in honor of Louisa County, Virginia. There are {{convert|418|sqmi|km2}} in Louisa County.| access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref>| Area=402|Population=10630|Data3=[[Des Moines County, Iowa|Des Moines County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=117|Name=Lucas|Seat=Chariton|Data1=59|Data5=84|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Robert Lucas (governor)|Robert Lucas]], first [[List of Governors of Iowa|Governor]] of [[Iowa Territory]]|Area=431|Population=8758|Data3=[[Monroe County, Iowa|Monroe County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=119|Name=Lyon|Seat=Rock Rapids|Data1=60|Data5=1|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Nathaniel Lyon]], first Union general to be killed in the [[American Civil War]], (formerly named Buncombe County) |Area=588|Population=12378|Data3=[[Woodbury County, Iowa]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=121|Name=Madison|Seat=Winterset|Data1=61|Data5=70|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[James Madison]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=561|Population=17161|Data3=[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=123|Name=Mahaska|Seat=Oskaloosa|Data1=62|Data5=73|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Mahaska (Native American leader)|Chief Mahaska]]|Area=571|Population=22034|Data3=[[Fox (Native American)|Fox]] and [[Sac (people)|Sac]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=125|Name=Marion|Seat=Knoxville|Data1=63|Data5=72|Data2={{dts|1845|Jun|10|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Francis Marion]], [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Area=554|Population=34048|Data3=[[Washington County, Iowa|Washington County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=127|Name=Marshall|Seat=Marshalltown|Data1=64|Data5=49|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John Marshall]], [[Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court]]|Area=572|Population=40392|Data3=[[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=129|Name=Mills|Seat=Glenwood|Data1=65|Data5=79|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=Frederick Mills, major killed during the [[Battle of Churubusco]], [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=437|Population=14717|Data3=[[Pottawattamie County, Iowa|Pottawattamie County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=131|Name=Mitchell|Seat=Osage|Data1=66|Data5=8|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[John Mitchel]], [[Ireland|Irish]] revolutionary who operated out of the US|Area=469|Population=10632|Data3=[[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=133|Name=Monona|Seat=Onawa|Data1=67|Data5=43|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=Probably from the name of a fictional Native American character in a play<ref name="Bright" />{{rp|295}}|Area=693|Population=8429|Data3=[[Harrison County, Iowa|Harrison County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=135|Name=Monroe|Seat=Albia|Data1=68|Data5=85|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[James Monroe]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=433|Population=7373|Data3=[[Wapello County, Iowa|Wapello County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=137|Name=Montgomery|Seat=Red Oak|Data1=69|Data5=80|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Richard Montgomery]], [[American Revolutionary War]] general|Area=424|Population=10063|Data3=[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=139|Name=Muscatine|Seat=Muscatine|Data1=70|Data5=77|Data2={{dts|1836|Dec|07|format=mdy}}|Data4=debated, possibly [[Mascouten]] People|Area=439|Population=42132|Data3=[[Des Moines County, Iowa|Des Moines County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=141|Name=O'Brien|Seat=Primghar|Data1=71|Data5=13|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}||Data4=[[William Smith O'Brien]], Irish revolutionary inspired by American democratic ideals|Area=573|Population=14260|Data3=[[Cherokee County, Iowa|Cherokee County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=143|Name=Osceola|Seat=Sibley|Data1=72|Data5=2|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Osceola]], [[Seminole]] leader|Area=399|Population=6036|Data3=[[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=145|Name=Page|Seat=Clarinda|Data1=73|Data5=91|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|24|format=mdy}}|Data4=John Page, officer killed in [[Battle of Palo Alto]], [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=535|Population=15038|Data3=[[Pottawattamie County, Iowa|Pottawattamie County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=147|Name=Palo Alto|Seat=Emmetsburg|Data1=74|Data5=15|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Battle of Palo Alto]], [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=564|Population=8809|Data3=[[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=149|Name=Plymouth|Seat=Le Mars|Data1=75|Data5=22|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Plymouth, Massachusetts]]|Area=864|Population=25825|Data3=[[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=151|Name=Pocahontas|Seat=Pocahontas|Data1=76|Data5=25|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Pocahontas]], famous Native American woman|Area=578|Population=7006|Data3=[[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]] and [[Humboldt County, Iowa|Humboldt County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=153|Name=Polk|Seat=Des Moines|Data1=77|Data5=60|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[James K. Polk]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=570|Population=516185|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=155|Name=Pottawattamie|Seat=Council Bluffs|Data1=78|Data5=67|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|24|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Potawatomi]] People|Area=954|Population=93529|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=157|Name=Poweshiek|Seat=Montezuma|Data1=79|Data5=62|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=Chief Poweshiek, [[Meskwaki]]|Area=585|Population=18454|Data3=[[Meskwaki]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=159|Name=Ringgold|Seat=Mount Ayr|Data1=80|Data5=93|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|24|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Samuel Ringgold (US Army officer)|Samuel Ringgold]], major killed in the [[Mexican–American War]]|Area=538|Population=4608|Data3=[[Taylor County, Iowa|Taylor County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=161|Name=Sac|Seat=Sac City|Data1=81|Data5=33|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Sauk people|Sauk (Sac) People]]|Area=576|Population=9533|Data3=[[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=163|Name=Scott|Seat=Davenport|Data1=82|Data5=78|Data2={{dts|1837|Dec|21|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Winfield Scott]], [[War of 1812]] General|Area=458|Population=175601|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=165|Name=Shelby|Seat=Harlan|Data1=83|Data5=56|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Isaac Shelby]], [[American Revolutionary War]] General, [[War of 1812]] |Area=591|Population=11821|Data3=[[Cass County, Iowa|Cass County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=167|Name=Sioux|Seat=Orange City|Data1=84|Data5=12|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Sioux]] People|Area=768|Population=36554|Data3=[[Plymouth County, Iowa|Plymouth County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=169|Name=Story|Seat=Nevada|Data1=85|Data5=48|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Joseph Story]], [[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court Justice]]|Area=573|Population=102498|Data3=[[Boone County, Iowa|Boone County]], [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper County]], and [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=171|Name=Tama|Seat=Toledo|Data1=86|Data5=50|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=Disputed, see reference<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/counties/iowa/tama.html| title=Tama County, Iowa| work=e-referencedesk.com| quote=The origin of the naming of Tama County is somewhat disputed. Some authorities say the name comes from Taimah, a Fox Indian Chief. Others say it comes from Taomah, wife of Poweshiek--another Fox Indian Tribe Chief. Still others say the county is named after the Indian Chief Potama or Pottama.| author=John Adams, Tama County Auditor| publisher=Web Marketing Services, Inc. LLC| location=Clarksville, VA| year=2002| access-date=October 2, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606022252/http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/counties/iowa/tama.html| archive-date=June 6, 2011| url-status=usurped}}</ref>|Area=721|Population=16738|Data3=[[Benton County, Iowa|Benton County]] and [[Boone County, Iowa|Boone County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=173|Name=Taylor|Seat=Bedford|Data1=87|Data5=92|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|24|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Zachary Taylor]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=534|Population=5825|Data3=[[Page County, Iowa|Page County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=175|Name=Union|Seat=Creston|Data1=88|Data5=82|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=The union of the states|Area=424|Population=11955|Data3=[[Clarke County, Iowa|Clarke County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=177|Name=Van Buren|Seat=Keosauqua|Data1=89|Data5=98|Data2={{dts|1836|Dec|07|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Martin Van Buren]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=485|Population=7217|Data3=[[Des Moines County, Iowa|Des Moines County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=179|Name=Wapello|Seat=Ottumwa|Data1=90|Data5=86|Data2={{dts|1843|Feb|17|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Wapello (chief)|Chief Wapello]]|Area=432|Population=35681|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=181|Name=Warren|Seat=Indianola|Data1=91|Data5=71|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Joseph Warren]], [[American Revolutionary War]] General|Area=572|Population=56343|Data3=[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=183|Name=Washington|Seat=Washington|Data1=92|Data5=75|Data2={{dts|1839|Jan|25|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[George Washington]], [[List of Presidents of the United States|US President]]|Area=569|Population=22631|Data3=[[Wisconsin Territory]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=185|Name=Wayne|Seat=Corydon|Data1=93|Data5=95|Data2={{dts|1846|Jan|13|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Anthony Wayne]], [[American Revolutionary War]] General|Area=526|Population=6622|Data3=[[Appanoose County, Iowa|Appanoose County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=187|Name=Webster|Seat=Fort Dodge|Data1=94|Data5=35|Data2={{dts|1853|Jan|12|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Daniel Webster]], [[List of United States Senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts Senator]]|Area=715|Population=36909|Data3=Risley County and Yell County (defunct IA counties)<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoffortdod01prat |year=1913 |author=Pratt, H. M.}}</ref>|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=189|Name=Winnebago|Seat=Forest City|Data1=95|Data5=6|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago (Ho–Chunk) People]]|Area=400|Population=10383|Data3=[[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=191|Name=Winneshiek|Seat=Decorah|Data1=96|Data5=10|Data2={{dts|1847|Feb|20|format=mdy}}|Data4=Chief Winneshiek|Area=690|Population=19723|Data3=[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] lands|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=193|Name=Woodbury|Seat=Sioux City|Data1=97|Data5=31|Data2={{dts|1853|Jan|12|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Levi Woodbury]], [[List of Governors of New Hampshire|New Hampshire Governor]]|Area=873|Population=107257|Data3=Wahkaw County (renamed), [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=195|Name=Worth|Seat=Northwood|Data1=98|Data5=7|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[William Jenkins Worth]], [[Black Hawk War]] and [[Mexican–American War]] officer|Area=400|Population=7307|Data3=[[Mitchell County, Iowa|Mitchell County]]|size=120}} {{Countyrow|N=19|Num=197|Name=Wright|Seat=Clarion|Data1=99|Data5=27|Data2={{dts|1851|Jan|15|format=mdy}}|Data4=[[Silas Wright]], [[List of Governors of New York|New York Governor]], and [[Joseph Albert Wright]], [[List of Governors of Indiana|Indiana Governor]] (brothers)|Area=581|Population=12729|Data3=[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]] and Kossuth County |size=120}} |}
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