Editing Fremont County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Fremont, Iowa}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Fremont County
 | state                = Iowa
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1847
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Sidney
 | largest city wl      = Sidney
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 517
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 511
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.5
 | area percentage      = 1.1
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 6605
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = https://www.fremontcountyia.gov/
 | ex image             = FREMONT COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Fremont County Courthouse
 | district             = 3rd
 | named for            = [[John C. Fremont]]
}}

'''Fremont County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 6,605, making it the state's seventh-least populous county.<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Sidney, Iowa|Sidney]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was formed in 1847 and named for the military officer [[John C. Frémont]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA132 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=132}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|517|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|511|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.5|sqmi}} (1.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-29.svg|x20px]] [[Interstate 29 in Iowa|Interstate 29]]
* [[File:US 59.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 59 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[File:US 275.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 275|U.S. Highway 275]]
* [[File:Circle sign 2.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 2]]
* [[File:Elongated circle 333.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 333]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Mills County, Iowa|Mills County]]  (north)
* [[Page County, Iowa|Page County]]  (east)
* [[Atchison County, Missouri|Atchison County]], [[Missouri]]  (south)
* [[Otoe County, Nebraska|Otoe County]], [[Nebraska]]  (southwest)
* [[Cass County, Nebraska|Cass County]], [[Nebraska]]  (northwest)

== History ==
Fremont County was impacted by the [[2019 Midwestern U.S. floods]]. Buyouts are under discussion for residents in [[Hamburg, Iowa|Hamburg]] and [[McPaul, Iowa|McPaul]].<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/10/09/iowa-flooding-2019-missouri-river-buyouts-flood-recovery-fema/2287374001/|title=205 days and counting: For western Iowa, recovery from historic flooding remains a long way off|last=Norvell|first=Kim|date=October 9, 2019|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref>

On April 17, 2025, several homes and businesses Fremont County were damaged by an intense hailstorm<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zo6Ii0nqBk |title=Fremont homes, businesses suffer serious hail damage |date=2025-04-17 |last=First Alert 6 |access-date=2025-04-18 |via=YouTube}}</ref>. The hail was caused by a larger storm system that spawned a tornado in southwestern Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sydejko |first=Jason |date=2025-04-18 |title=Iowa weather: Recapping Thursday night's storms that brought tornadoes, large hail |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-weather-what-to-know-severe-storms-hail-thursday/64500445 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=KCCI |language=en}}</ref> 

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1244
|1860= 5074
|1870= 11174
|1880= 17652
|1890= 16842
|1900= 18546
|1910= 15623
|1920= 15447
|1930= 15533
|1940= 14645
|1950= 12323
|1960= 10282
|1970= 9282
|1980= 9401
|1990= 8226
|2000= 8010
|2010= 7441
|2020= 6605
|estyear=2023
|estimate=6458
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19071.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607065312/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19071.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 
}}
[[File:FremontCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Fremont County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:FremontCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Fremont County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 6,605 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|6605|517.376515|sqmi|km2}}. 95.65% of the population reported being of one race. 91.01% were non-Hispanic White, 0.17% were Black, 2.88% were Hispanic, 0.29% were Native American, 0.17% were Asian, 0.08% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 5.42% were some other race or more than one race. There were 3,110 housing units, of which 2,720 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 7,441 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|7441|511.06|sqmi|km2}}. There were 3,431 housing units, of which 3,064 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016010401/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |url-status=live|title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder|access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 8,010 people, 3,199 households, and 2,242 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 3,514 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.01% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. 2.17% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,199 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,345, and the median income for a family was $46,547. Males had a median income of $30,822 versus $23,003 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,081. About 6.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Farragut, Iowa|Farragut]]
* [[Hamburg, Iowa|Hamburg]]
* [[Imogene, Iowa|Imogene]]
* [[Randolph, Iowa|Randolph]]
* [[Riverton, Iowa|Riverton]]
* [[Shenandoah, Iowa|Shenandoah]] (part)
* [[Sidney, Iowa|Sidney]]
* [[Tabor, Iowa|Tabor]]
* [[Thurman, Iowa|Thurman]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Anderson, Iowa|Anderson]]
* [[Bartlett, Iowa|Bartlett]]
* [[Percival, Iowa|Percival]]

===Other unincorporated places===
* [[McPaul, Iowa|McPaul]]

===Townships===
Fremont County is divided into thirteen [[Civil township|townships]]:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Benton Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Benton]]
* [[Fisher Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Fisher]]
* [[Green Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Green]]
* [[Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Locust Grove]]
* [[Madison Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Madison]]
* [[Monroe Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Monroe]]
* [[Prairie Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Prairie]]
* [[Riverside Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Riverside]]
* [[Riverton Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Riverton]]
* [[Scott Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Scott]]
* [[Sidney Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Sidney]]
* [[Walnut Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Walnut]]
* [[Washington Township, Fremont County, Iowa|Washington]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Fremont County.<ref name=cen2020/>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City, town, etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Sidney, Iowa|Sidney]]'''
| City
| 1,070
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 2
|'''[[Hamburg, Iowa|Hamburg]]'''
| City
| 890
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 3
|'''[[Tabor, Iowa|Tabor]]''' (''partially in [[Mills County, Iowa|Mills County]]'')
| City
| 928 (1,014 total)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 4
|'''[[Farragut, Iowa|Farragut]]'''
| City
| 490
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 5
|'''[[Riverton, Iowa|Riverton]]'''
| City
| 245
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 6
|'''[[Randolph, Iowa|Randolph]]'''
| City
| 189
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 7
|'''[[Thurman, Iowa|Thurman]]'''
| City
| 167
|- style=background-color:#F0FFF0
| 8
|'''[[Percival, Iowa|Percival]]'''
| CDP
| 53
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 9
|'''[[Imogene, Iowa|Imogene]]'''
| City
| 39
|- style=background-color:#F0FFF0
| 10
|'''[[Anderson, Iowa|Anderson]]'''
| CDP
| 37
|- style=background-color:#F0FFF0
| 11
|'''[[Bartlett, Iowa|Bartlett]]'''
| CDP
| 5
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 12
|'''[[Shenandoah, Iowa|Shenandoah]]''' (''mostly in [[Page County, Iowa|Page County]]'')
| City
| 0 (4,925 total)
|}

==Politics==
Prior to 1944, Fremont County was a swing county in presidential elections, voting for the national winner in every election from 1912 to 1940. Starting with the 1944 election, the county has become a Republican Party stronghold, only failing to back a Republican presidential candidate in 1964 amidst [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s national landslide.
{{PresHead|place=Fremont County, Iowa|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,711|1,023|61|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,711|1,080|66|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,407|963|225|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,972|1,637|59|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,989|1,848|59|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,362|1,510|39|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,069|1,459|88|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,576|1,481|505|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,459|1,422|1,030|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,946|1,547|34|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,686|1,426|35|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,693|1,203|235|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,163|1,964|49|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,642|1,210|55|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,385|1,484|401|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,044|2,703|14|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,027|2,307|2|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,241|2,254|16|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,802|2,085|7|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,698|2,637|43|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,113|2,747|17|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,825|3,914|25|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,291|4,301|25|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,339|4,585|65|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,597|2,822|38|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,313|2,525|385|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,776|2,524|64|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,732|2,085|86|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|973|1,762|964|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,949|1,979|80|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,227|1,511|173|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,170|2,399|89|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|1,948|2,857|40|Iowa}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19071_fremont/DC20SD_C19071.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718053600/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19071_fremont/DC20SD_C19071.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fremont County, IA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 18, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19071_fremont/DC20SD_C19071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Fremont-Mills Community School District]]
* [[Hamburg Community School District]]
* [[Shenandoah Community School District]]
* [[Sidney Community School District]]

Former school districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19071_fremont/DC10SD_C19071_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Fremont County, IA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 18, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19071_fremont/DC10SD_C19071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Farragut Community School District]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
* [[Fremont County Courthouse (Iowa)]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Fremont County, Iowa]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}<!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
* {{Official website|http://www.co.fremont.ia.us/}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Fremont County, Iowa
| North     = [[Mills County, Iowa|Mills County]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Page County, Iowa|Page County]]
| Southeast =
| South     = [[Atchison County, Missouri]]
| Southwest = [[Otoe County, Nebraska]]
| West      =
| Northwest = [[Cass County, Nebraska]]
}}

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