Story County
Also known as Story County, Iowa, Story County, IA
county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Named after
- Joseph Story
- Seat
- Nevada
- Largest city
- Ames
- Total
- 574 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Land
- 573 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Water
- 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 101,291
- Density
- 172/sq mi (66.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
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Story County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,537, making it the ninth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Nevada and the largest city is Ames. The geographical center of Iowa lies in Story County, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Ames. Story County comprises the Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA Combined Statistical Area. The county is home to Iowa State University in Ames.
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