Kossuth County, Iowa Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Kossuth County
U.S. county
Kossuth County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	January 15, 1851
Named for	Lajos Kossuth
Seat	Algona
Largest city	Algona
Area
• Total	974 sq mi (2,520 km²)
• Land	973 sq mi (2,520 km²)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km²) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	14,828
• Density	15.224/sq mi (5.878/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th

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
Geography
Demographics
- 2020 census
- 2010 census
Communities
See also

History

Kossuth County was founded on January 15, 1851. It was named after Lajos Kossuth, Regent-President of Hungary who went to exile to America following the war of independence of Hungary from Austria. The county was enlarged northward in 1857 by the inclusion of the former Bancroft County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 974 square miles (2,520 km²), of which 973 square miles (2,520 km²) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) (0.2%) is water. It is Iowa's largest county by area.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 18
U.S. Highway 169
Iowa Highway 9
Iowa Highway 15
Iowa Highway 17

Adjacent counties

Martin County, Minnesota (north)
Faribault County, Minnesota (north)
Winnebago County (northeast)
Hancock County (southeast)
Humboldt County (south)
Palo Alto County (southwest)
Emmet County (northwest)

National protected area

Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	416	—
1870	3,351	705.5%
1880	6,178	84.4%
1890	13,120	112.4%
1900	22,720	73.2%
1910	21,971	−3.3%
1920	25,082	14.2%
1930	25,452	1.5%
1940	26,630	4.6%
1950	26,241	−1.5%
1960	25,314	−3.5%
1970	22,937	−9.4%
1980	21,891	−4.6%
1990	18,591	−15.1%
2000	17,163	−7.7%
2010	15,543	−9.4%
2020	14,828	−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2018

Population of Kossuth County from US census data

2020 census

The 2020 census recorded a population of 14,828 in the county, with a population density of 15.2398/sq mi (5.8841/km²). 96.53% of the population reported being of one race. 89.78% were non-Hispanic White, 0.53% were Black, 4.07% were Hispanic, 0.09% were Native American, 0.50% were Asian, 0.02% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 5.01% were some other race or more than one race. There were 7,216 housing units, of which 6,438 were occupied.

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 15,543 in the county, with a population density of 15.9741/sq mi (6.1676/km²). There were 7,486 housing units, of which 6,697 were occupied.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Townships

Buffalo
Burt
Cresco
Eagle
Fenton
Garfield
German
Grant
Greenwood
Harrison
Hebron
Irvington
Ledyard
Lincoln
Lotts Creek
Lu Verne
Plum Creek
Portland
Prairie
Ramsey
Riverdale
Seneca
Sherman
Springfield
Swea
Union
Wesley
Whittemore

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Kossuth County.

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Algona	City	5,560
2	West Bend (mostly in Palo Alto County)	City	785
3	Bancroft	City	732
4	Swea City	City	536
5	Burt	City	533
6	Whittemore	City	504
7	Titonka	City	476
8	Wesley	City	390
9	Fenton	City	279
10	Lu Verne (partially in Humboldt County)	City	261
11	Lakota	City	255
12	Lone Rock	City	146
13	Ledyard	City	130
14	St. Joseph	CDP	61
15	St. Benedict	CDP	39
16	Irvington	CDP	38
17	Sexton	CDP	37