Editing Humboldt County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Humboldt County
 | state                = Iowa
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = January 28
 | founded year         = 1857
 | seat wl              = Dakota City
 | largest city wl      = Humboldt
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 436
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 434
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 1.3
 | area percentage      = 0.3
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 9597
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
 | ex image             = {{Photomontage
|photo1a = Humboldt County Courthouse (Dakota City, IA).jpg{{!}}Humboldt County Courthouse
 | photo2a              = Old Settlers Park, Livermore, IA 001.jpg{{!}}Old Settler's Park in Livermore
 | photo2b              = John Brown Park 001.jpg{{!}}Fountain in John Brown Park
 | photo3a              = Humboldt iowa.jpg{{!}}Streetside in Humboldt
 | photo3b              = Des Moines River in Gotch Park, Humboldt County, Iowa.jpg{{!}}Streetside in Dakota City
 | spacing              = 1
 | position             = center
 | color_border         = white
 | color                = white
 | size                 = 266
 | foot_montage         = Clockwise from top: [[Humboldt County Courthouse (Iowa)|Humboldt County Courthouse]], Fountain in Humboldt's John Brown Park, the Des Moines River at Gotch Park, Sumner Avenue in Humboldt, and Old Settler's Park in Livermore }}

 | ex image cap         = 
 | district             = 4th
 | named for            = [[Alexander von Humboldt]]
}}

'''Humboldt County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 9,597.<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/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Dakota City, Iowa|Dakota City]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1857 and named in honor of [[Alexander von Humboldt]].

==History==
===Founding===
Iowa's entry to the union was approved by Congress on March 3, 1845, with statehood beginning on December 28, 1846, following approval of the state's constitution and boundaries. In order to establish county government across the state, the [[Iowa General Assembly]] passed an act on January 15, 1851, which created fifty counties in the half of the state where county government had not yet been established. Humboldt County was created by this act, containing its present area, as well as four townships in present-day Webster County: [[Jackson Township, Webster County, Iowa|Jackson]], [[Deer Creek Township, Webster County, Iowa|Deer Creek]], [[Badger Township, Webster County, Iowa|Badger]], and [[Newark Township, Webster County, Iowa|Newark]].<ref>{{harvp|"Webster"|1913|p= 73}}.</ref> It was named after [[Alexander von Humboldt]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n162 163]}}</ref> On January 21, 1855, an act merged the northern half of Humboldt County and [[Bancroft County, Iowa|Bancroft County]] into Kossuth County, with the southern half of Humboldt County merging into Webster County.<ref name="harvp|Webster|1913|p= 74">{{harvp|"Webster"|1913|p= 74}}.</ref>

The Sixth General Assembly passed another act, reestablishing Humboldt County. The act was passed on January 28, 1857, and went into effect on February 26.<ref name="harvp|Webster|1913|p= 74" /> However, an error omitted the lower four townships (Jackson, Deer Creek, Badger, and Newark) from returning to Humboldt County. The error was not caught until the next session of the general assembly, and the general assembly passed a bill redefining Humboldt County to include the four townships on March 11, 1858.<ref>{{harvp|"Webster"|1913|pp= 74-75}}.</ref> However, in the interceding time, the Constitution of Iowa came into effect, including the provision that "future laws altering county boundaries should be submitted to a vote of the people of the counties concerned and must be approved by them before going into effect".<ref>{{harvp|"Webster"|1913|p= 75}}.</ref> In a court case originating in the disputed area, the [[Iowa Supreme Court]] was asked to decide which county court had original jurisdiction. In their clarification, they ruled the March 11, 1858, clarification of Humboldt County's boundaries unconstitutional, as it had not been submitted to a public vote in the counties involved. In his decision, Chief Justice [[Ralph P. Lowe]] wrote, "We are compelled to conclude that township 90, in ranges 27 to 30, west of the 5th principal meridian, is still in and forms a part of Webster county. Of course we can pay no attention to conjectural surmises and vague suspicions, which have been made and entertained in relation to some unfairness which may have been practiced in the final passage of the act of 1857, creating the county of Humboldt. If such was the case, no evidence of the fact has been presented to us."<ref>{{harvp|"Webster"|1913|pp= 75-76}}.</ref> The "vague suspicions" include a rumor that John Duncombe of [[Fort Dodge, Iowa|Fort Dodge]] (namesake of [[Duncombe, Iowa]] and plaintiff in the lawsuit) had tricked Humboldt County into ceding the southern four townships to Webster County "on loan", or was otherwise responsible for the "error".<ref>{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=About Humboldt County |url=http://www.humboldtcountyia.org/content/view/12/15/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220035555/http://www.humboldtcountyia.org/content/view/12/15/ |archive-date=December 20, 2011 |access-date=December 5, 2011}}</ref>

In 1872, [[Humboldt College]] was opened and closed in 1916 because there was no agreement with the county about taxation.<ref name="hist">"City of Humboldt History." City of Humboldt. [http://www.ci.humboldt.ia.us/city/index.htm Online History.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919113804/http://www.ci.humboldt.ia.us/city/index.htm |date=September 19, 2007}} Retrieved August 10, 2010.</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Humboldt County IA Twps.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Humboldt County is divided into 12 [[Civil township|townships]].]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|436|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|434|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Unlike all counties to its east and west, Humboldt County has only 12 [[Township (United States)|townships]]. Although founded with the standard 16 townships on January 15, 1851, the county was removed from existence in 1855.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Beaver Township, Dakota City |publisher=Humboldt County Historical Association |year=2011 |chapter=Humboldt County Seat |access-date=December 5, 2011 |chapter-url=http://www.humboldtiowahistory.org/dakota_city.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426021717/http://www.humboldtiowahistory.org/dakota_city.htm |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]  (north)
*[[Wright County, Iowa|Wright County]]  (east)
*[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]]  (south)
*[[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas County]]  (west)

===Ecology===
[[File:Corinth Township, Iowa farmland.jpg|right|thumb|Rolling topography along Indian Creek in southern Humboldt County]] 
Humboldt County is located entirely within the [[Western Corn Belt Plains#Des Moines Lobe (47b)|Des Moines Lobe]] of the [[Western Corn Belt Plains]] ecoregion, as defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA). One of the flattest regions in Iowa, the Des Moines Lobe ecoregion is a distinctive area naturally defined by [[Wisconsin glaciation]] but modified by humans for extensive agriculture. In general, the land is level to gently rolling with some areas of relief defined by glacial features like [[moraine]]s, [[hummock]]y knobs, and [[Kettle (landform)|kettle]]s, and [[Outwash plain|outwash deposits]]. The lobe does not have any [[loess]] deposits like the [[Loess Hills]] to the west.

The stream network is poorly developed and widely spaced, with major rivers carving valleys that are relatively deep and steep-sided. Almost all of the natural lakes of Iowa are found in the northern part of this region (the [[Iowa Great Lakes]]). Most of the region has been converted from [[wet prairie]] to agricultural use with substantial surface water drainage. Only a small fraction of the [[wetland]]s remain, and many natural lakes have been drained as a result of agricultural drainage projects via [[drainage tile]]s or [[ditch]]es.<ref name="iamo4">{{USGS|title=Ecoregions of Iowa and Missouri |comment=color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs |author= Chapman, S.S., Omernik, J.M., Griffith, G.E. |display-authors=et al |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Level_IV_ecoregions,_Iowa_and_Missouri.pdf }}</ref>

===Hydrology===
Humboldt County is located within the [[Des Moines River]] watershed. The East and West Forks of the Des Moines River merge at Frank Gotch State Park in southern Humboldt County. The eastern part of Humboldt County is within the [[Boone River]] watershed, a tributary of the Des Moines.

===Protected areas===
[[File:Rutland dam.jpg|left|thumb|The Rutland dam in Rose Mill Park.]]
While Humboldt County does not have any state parks, it has county parks. South of Humboldt is Frank A. Gotch County Park. It is named for [[Frank Gotch]], a world-champion, undefeated wrestler from Humboldt. The park is near his childhood farm and is also home to the confluence of the East and West Forks of the [[Des Moines River]]. The park features campgrounds and a well-known converted railroad bridge used by the [[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]]. The bridge is part of the Three Rivers Trail, a converted rail route that runs from [[Eagle Grove, Iowa|Eagle Grove]] west to [[Rolfe, Iowa|Rolfe]].

Near [[Bradgate, Iowa|Bradgate]] is the Willow Access Area. The terrain is very wooded. In south [[Rutland, Iowa|Rutland]] is Rose Mill Park. The area can be used for camping and also has access to the Rutland Dam and West Fork of the Des Moines River. The dam is being restored, and most of the park is new. The river is known for its forested limestone bluffs and grassy banks.

[[File:Sheldon Park Humboldt Iowa.jpg|right|thumb|The lower portion of Joe Sheldon Park.]]
Further downriver near Humboldt is Oxbow Park, which contains boating access ramps and much scenic open space. The park's southern border is [[Iowa Highway 3]], and south of that is Joe Sheldon County Park. The park is split into two sections, one mostly for camping and one focused on recreation. There is access to the West Fork of the Des Moines River from the lower part of the park.

Continuing along the river, the Lake Nokomis area begins, popular for its woods and small ponds. The Cottonwood Trail also runs through the area.

West of [[Livermore, Iowa|Livermore]], Lott's Park allows access to Lott's Creek. The park has many benches and picnic tables. South of [[Ottosen, Iowa|Ottosen]] is the Ottosen Marsh State Game Management Area, colloquially the Ottosen Potholes. East of [[Dakota City, Iowa|Dakota City]] is the Dakota City River Park, near an old dam and the Humboldt County Historical Museum. Near the unincorporated community of [[Pioneer, Iowa|Pioneer]] is the Pioneer Prairie Pothole Wildlife Area.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 332
|1870= 2596
|1880= 5341
|1890= 9836
|1900= 12667
|1910= 12182
|1920= 12951
|1930= 13202
|1940= 13459
|1950= 13117
|1960= 13156
|1970= 12519
|1980= 12246
|1990= 10756
|2000= 10381
|2010= 9815
|2020= 9597
|estyear=2023
|estimate=9500
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19091.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607070044/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19091.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}
[[File:HumboldtCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Humboldt County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:HumboldtCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Humboldt County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 9,597 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|9597|436.295121|sqmi|km2}}. 96.79% of the population reported being of one race. 88.47% were non-Hispanic White, 0.58% were Black, 4.48% were Hispanic, 0.17% were Native American, 0.22% were Asian, 0.06% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 6.02% were some other race or more than one race. There were 4,571 housing units, of which 4,073 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Humboldt County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Humboldt County, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Humboldt%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|8,823
|92%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|53
|0.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|16
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|21
|0.22%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|248
|2.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|430
|4.5%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|9815|434.41|sqmi|km2}}. There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{Cite web |title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |access-date=August 15, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 10,381 people, 4,295 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 4,645 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.63% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,295 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 21.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,201, and the median income for a family was $46,510. Males had a median income of $31,004 versus $22,312 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,300. About 5.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 5.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
[[File:Berkhimer Bridge.jpg|250px|right|thumb|[[Berkhimer Bridge]], located northwest of Humboldt, was built in 1899.]]

===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Bode, Iowa|Bode]]
*[[Bradgate, Iowa|Bradgate]]
*[[Dakota City, Iowa|Dakota City]]
*[[Gilmore City, Iowa|Gilmore City]]
*[[Hardy, Iowa|Hardy]]
*[[Humboldt, Iowa|Humboldt]]
*[[Livermore, Iowa|Livermore]]
*[[Lu Verne, Iowa|Lu Verne]]
*[[Ottosen, Iowa|Ottosen]]
*[[Renwick, Iowa|Renwick]]
*[[Rutland, Iowa|Rutland]]
*[[Thor, Iowa|Thor]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Arnold, Iowa|Arnold]]
*[[Pioneer, Iowa|Pioneer]]

===Ghost town===
*[[Unique, Iowa|Unique]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Avery Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Avery]]
* [[Beaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Beaver]]
* [[Corinth Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Corinth]]
* [[Delana Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Delana]]
* [[Grove Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Grove]]
* [[Humboldt Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Humboldt]]
* [[Lake Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Lake]]
* [[Norway Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Norway]]
* [[Rutland Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Rutland]]
* [[Vernon Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Vernon]]
* [[Wacousta Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Wacousta]]
* [[Weaver Township, Humboldt County, Iowa|Weaver]]
{{div col end}}

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

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 1
|'''[[Humboldt, Iowa|Humboldt]]'''
| City
| 4,792
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 2
|'''†''' '''[[Dakota City, Iowa|Dakota City]]'''
| City
| 759
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 3
|'''[[Livermore, Iowa|Livermore]]'''
| City
| 381
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 4
|'''[[Bode, Iowa|Bode]]'''
| City
| 302
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 5
|'''[[Gilmore City, Iowa|Gilmore City]]''' (''partially in [[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas County]]'')
| City
| 270 (487 total)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 6
|'''[[Renwick, Iowa|Renwick]]'''
| City
| 234
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 7
|'''[[Thor, Iowa|Thor]]'''
| City
| 181
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 8
|'''[[Rutland, Iowa|Rutland]]'''
| City
| 113
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 9
|'''[[Bradgate, Iowa|Bradgate]]'''
| City
| 75
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 10
|'''[[Hardy, Iowa|Hardy]]'''
| City
| 57
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 11
|'''[[Ottosen, Iowa|Ottosen]]'''
| City
| 40
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 12
|'''[[Lu Verne, Iowa|Lu Verne]]''' (''partially in [[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]'')
| City
| 30 (258 total)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 13
|'''[[Pioneer, Iowa|Pioneer]]'''
| City
| 4
|}

==Politics==
Beginning in 1952, Humboldt County has been strongly Republican, only voting Democratic twice in that span, in 1964 during a nationwide landslide for [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and in 1988 for [[Michael Dukakis]] who performed very strongly throughout Iowa in part due to the ongoing farm crisis.
{{PresHead|place=Humboldt County, Iowa|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=April 26, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,770|1,236|77|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,819|1,442|66|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,568|1,252|267|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,099|1,972|87|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,895|2,160|68|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,162|2,146|42|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,846|1,949|145|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,236|2,080|617|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,299|1,765|1,121|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,594|2,713|50|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,396|2,406|61|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,575|1,840|484|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,075|2,677|89|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,622|2,062|108|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,239|1,940|231|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,250|3,376|4|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,537|2,706|0|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,747|2,756|4|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,534|2,124|16|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,498|2,855|79|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,525|2,749|16|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,853|3,268|22|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,262|3,420|115|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,028|2,804|57|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,828|1,679|16|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,841|370|1,547|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,577|681|61|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,676|809|28|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|477|634|1,432|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,818|587|63|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,950|369|66|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,214|595|34|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|2,010|783|31|Iowa}}

==Infrastructure==
===Major highways===
*[[Image:US 169.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 169]]
*[[Image:Circle sign 3.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 3]]
*[[Image:Elongated circle 15.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 15]]
*[[Image:Elongated circle 17.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 17]]
*[[List of county routes in Humboldt County, Iowa|Humboldt County routes]]

==Education==
School districts include:<ref name=HumboldtSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19091_humboldt/DC20SD_C19091.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Humboldt County, IA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19091_humboldt/DC20SD_C19091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Algona Community School District]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educate.iowa.gov/media/7755/download?inline|title=Algona|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref><!--The reference "HumboldtSDMap2020" shows Lu Verne CSD instead of Algona CSD, but that is because the Census map is from 2020. The Lu Verne merger into Algona happened on July 1, 2023, after the map was made!-->
* [[Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District]]
* [[Eagle Grove Community School District]]
* [[Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District]]
* [[Humboldt Community School District]]
* [[Twin Rivers Community School District]]
* [[West Bend-Mallard Community School District]]

Former school districts:
* [[Clarion-Goldfield Community School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19091_humboldt/DC10SD_C19091_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Humboldt County, IA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19091_humboldt/DC10SD_C19091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> consolidated into Clarion-Goldfield-Dows CSD on July 1, 2014.<ref name=Mergerlist>{{cite web|url=https://educate.iowa.gov:443/media/7294/download?inline|title=Reorganization and Dissolution Action Since 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>
* [[Lu Verne Community School District]],<ref name=HumboldtSDMap2020/> consolidated into Algona CSD on July 1, 2023.
* [http://iowaschools.com/school.cfm?SchoolID=526 Boone Valley School District], [[Renwick, Iowa|Renwick]], [[Iowa|IA]], dissolved July 1, 1989

==See also==
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa#Humboldt County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Humboldt County, Iowa]]

==References==
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* {{Cite book |last=Pratt |first=Harlow Munson |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoffortdod01prat |title=History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa |publisher=The Pioneer Publishing Company |year=1913 |volume=1 |location=Chicago |oclc=6672352 |ref={{harvid|"Webster"|1913}} |via=Archive.org}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.humboldtcountyia.org Humboldt County website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Humboldt County, Iowa
|North     = [[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]]
|Northeast = [[Hancock County, Iowa|Hancock County]]
|East      = [[Wright County, Iowa|Wright County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas County]]
|Northwest = [[Palo Alto County, Iowa|Palo Alto County]]
}}

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