Emmet County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,388. The

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is Estherville.

History

Emmet County was created by authority of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. There were finally enough settlers in the area to organize the county in 1859. The county was named for the Irish patriot

Robert Emmet Robert Emmet (4 March 177820 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to organise a renewed attempt to overthrow the British Crown and Prote ...

, who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 25.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4=6%) is water. It is the second-smallest county by land area in Iowa, and the fourth-smallest by total area.

Major highways

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Iowa Highway 9 Iowa Highway 9 is the most northern of Iowa's east–west highways, traversing the entire northern tier of counties. It runs from the eastern terminus of South Dakota Highway 42 at the South Dakota border east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota near ...

Iowa Highway 15

Adjacent counties

* Jackson County,

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(northwest) * Martin County,

(northeast) *

Kossuth County Kossuth County () is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,828. The county seat is Algona. History Kossuth County was founded on January 15, 1851. It was named after Lajos Kossuth, Regent-Presiden ...

(east) * Palo Alto County (south) *

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(west)

Demographics

2020 census

The 2020 census recorded a population of 9,388 in the county, with a population density of . 94.84% of the population reported being of one race. There were 4,475 housing units of which 3,972 were occupied.

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,302 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,758 housing units, of which 4,236 were occupied.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 11,027 people, 4,450 households, and 2,910 families residing in the county. The

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was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 4,889 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.38%

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, 0.24%

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, 0.28% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01%

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, 1.25% from

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, and 0.54% from two or more races. 4.31% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 4,450 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were

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living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,305, and the median income for a family was $41,296. Males had a median income of $27,495 versus $20,278 for females. The

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for the county was $16,619. About 5.20% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the

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, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

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* Dolliver * Estherville * Gruver *

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* Wallingford

Unincorporated communities

*Forsyth * Gridley * Halfa *Hoprig * Huntington *Island Grove * Maple Hill *

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Townships

Emmet County is divided into twelve

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: * Armstrong Grove *

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* Ellsworth * Emmet * Estherville *

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* Iowa Lake * Jack Creek *

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* Twelve Mile Lake

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Emmet County. † ''county seat''

Politics

References

External links

Emmet County, Iowa
Unofficial county website {{Coord, 43, 22, 38, N, 94, 40, 39, W, region:US-IA_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki, display=title 1851 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1851