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Also known as Dickinson County, Iowa, Dickinson County, IA

county in northwestern Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Named after
Daniel S. Dickinson
Seat
Spirit Lake
Largest city
Spirit Lake
Total
404 sq mi (1,050 km )
Land
381 sq mi (990 km )
Water
23 sq mi (60 km ) 5.8%
Estimate 2025
18,077
Density
46.5/sq mi (17.9/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
dickinsoncountyiowa .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Dickinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,703. The county seat is Spirit Lake. The county was organized in 1857 and is named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson, a U.S. Senator for New York.

Dickinson County comprises the Spirit Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dickinson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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