Hancock County
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county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Seat
- Garner
- Largest city
- Garner
- Total
- 573 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Land
- 571 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Water
- 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,528
- Density
- 18.9/sq mi (7.30/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- hancockcountyia .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 10795
- Area
- 1484
- Official website
- www.hancockcountyia.org
- Image
- Hancock County Wind Energy Center visitor kiosk 3059998289 e60b6b5a09 o.jpg
- Households
- 4787
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- Commons category
- Hancock County, Iowa
- inception
- 1851-01-15
- water as percent of area
- 0.4
- native label
- Hancock County
- per capita income
- 31178
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Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,795. The county seat is Garner. The county was founded on January 15, 1851, and named in honor of John Hancock, a leader of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
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