The Sioux City metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of five counties in three states –

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

, and

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, anchored by the city of

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, ...

. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 168,825 (though a 2017 estimate placed the population at 182,608). In the future, Wayne County would be considered by some people and politicians as an additional sixth county.

Counties

Woodbury County, Iowa Woodbury County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,941, making it the sixth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Sioux City. Woodbury County is included in the Sioux City me ...

Plymouth County, Iowa Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,698. The county seat is Le Mars. Plymouth County was named after Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth County is part of the Sioux City, I ...

Dakota County, Nebraska Dakota County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of th2020 United States Census the population was 21,582. Its county seat is Dakota City. Dakota County is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the ...

Union County, South Dakota Union County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 16,811, making it the 13th most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat has been Elk Point since April ...

Dixon County, Nebraska History Dixon County was formed in 1856. Dixon was named for an early settler. Dixon County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 6,000. Its county seat is Ponca. The county was crea ...

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Wayne County, Nebraska Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,595. Its county seat is Wayne. In the Nebraska license plate system, Wayne County is represented by the prefix 27 (it had the 27th-largest num ...

Communities

Places with more than 80,000 inhabitants

(Principal city)

Places with 9,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

South Sioux City, Nebraska South Sioux City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is located immediately across the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, and is part of the Sioux City, IA-NE- SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the ...

Le Mars, Iowa Le Mars is the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. Histor ...

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Akron, Iowa Akron is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,558 at the 2020 census. History Akron was incorporated September 7, 1882. The town's name is a transfer from Akron, Ohio. Geography According to the United States ...

Beresford, South Dakota Beresford (; ) is a city in Lincoln and Union counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 2,180 as of the 2020 census. The southern two-thirds is part of the Sioux City, IA- NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the no ...

Dakota City, Nebraska Dakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,919 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. Tyson Foods' largest beef production plant is located in Dakota City. History Dakota City was p ...

Elk Point, South Dakota Elk Point is a city in and county seat of Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,149 as of the 2020 census. History The British established a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in 1755 near present-day Elk Point. Elk Poi ...

Kingsley, Iowa Kingsley is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States, which is located within Garfield Township. The population was 1,396 at the time of the 2020 census. The city was originally known as the village Quorn, which was founded by two brothers ...

Moville, Iowa Moville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,687 in the 2020 census, an increase from 1,583 in 2000. History John B McDermott is cred ...

North Sioux City, South Dakota North Sioux City is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,042 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sioux City, IA- NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The southern tip of this land between the Mis ...

Ponca, Nebraska Ponca is a city and county seat of Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 961 at the 2010 census. History Ponca was established in 1856 and is Nebraska's fourth oldest town. It was named for the Ponca Indian tribe native to ...

Remsen, Iowa Remsen is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,678 at the time of the 2020 census. History Remsen was named for Dr. William Remsen Smith. Smith had a good friend who suggested the name Smithville, but Smith thoug ...

Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Sergeant Bluff is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux City, IA–Nebraska, NE–South Dakota, SD Sioux City metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The p ...

Sloan, Iowa Sloan is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,042 at the time of the 2020 census. History Sloan was platted in 1870 by the presi ...

Wakefield, Nebraska Wakefield is a city in Dixon and Wayne Counties in the State of Nebraska. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census. The Dixon County portion of Wakefield is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. His ...

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Wayne, Nebraska Wayne is a city in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County and the home of Wayne State College. History Wayne was founded in 1881 when the Chicago, St. Paul, Minn ...

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

Alcester, South Dakota Alcester is a city in northern Union County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 820 at the 2020 census. History Alcester was platted in 1879; early ...

Anthon, Iowa Anthon is a city in Woodbury County in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 545 at the 2020 census. Anthon was home to Charles Osborne, who had the hic ...

Correctionville, Iowa Correctionville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 766 at the time of the 2020 census. The town name comes from the original sur ...

Emerson, Nebraska Emerson is a village in Dakota County, Nebraska, Dakota, Dixon County, Nebraska, Dixon, and Thurston County, Nebraska, Thurston counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 840 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Emerson i ...

Hinton, Iowa Hinton is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 935 at the time of the 2020 census. History A post office called Hinton has been in operation since 1870. The city was named by a settler from Hinton, West Virginia. G ...

Homer, Nebraska Homer is a village in Dakota County, Nebraska, Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux City, Iowa, IA–NE–South Dakota, SD Sioux City metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The populat ...

Jefferson, South Dakota Jefferson is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sioux City, IA- NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. Jefferson was founded in 1859. Every year the citizens of Jeffer ...

Lawton, Iowa Lawton is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. The population was 943 at the time of the 2020 census. History Lawton was platted in 1901. It was named for J. C. Law, an early settle ...

Merrill, Iowa Merrill is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States, along the Floyd River. The population was 717 at the time of the 2020 census. History Merrill was named in 1872 for the seventh Governor of Iowa, Samuel Merrill. It and became an in ...

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

Unincorporated places

Alsen, South Dakota Alsen is an unincorporated community in Union County, South Dakota, United States. It is located nine miles southwest of Beresford and is on the border between Clay and Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers ...

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Altona, Nebraska Altona is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both acros ...

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Climbing Hill, Iowa Climbing Hill is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,135 feet (346 m). The community is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has a post offic ...

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Richland, South Dakota Richland is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 97 at the 2020 census. Demographics History In 1861, the community was founded by and named after Mi ...

*Seney, Iowa *Spink, South Dakota *Willis, Nebraska

Townships

Woodbury County, Iowa

Dixon County, Nebraska

Union County, South Dakota

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 143,005 people, 53,586 households, and 36,735 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 87.40%

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, 1.58%

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, 1.54% Native American, 2.31%

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, 0.04%

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, 5.19% from

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, and 1.93% from two or more races.

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of any race were 10.17% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,084, and the median income for a family was $45,638. Males had a median income of $30,799 versus $22,162 for females. The

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for the MSA was $18,650. The

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is an impartial governmental agency that works to protect the rights of the diverse population who

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in Sioux City.

Combined statistical area

The Sioux City–

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combined statistical area (CSA) is made up of five counties in three states: Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The statistical area includes one

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and one micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 156,503 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 157,850). *Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) **

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Clay County, South Dakota Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 14,967. The county seat is Vermillion, which is also home to the University of South Dakota. The county is named for Henry Clay, ...

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Media

Sioux City, Iowa has been featured in an Independent Lens series documenting bullying. The Sioux City metropolitan area is also featured in the book 100 Things to Do in Sioux City & Siouxland Before You Die by Lindsay Hindman (Reedy Press, Sept. 2020)

References

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