Worth County, Iowa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Worth County
U.S. county
The Worth County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	1851
Named for	William Jenkins Worth
Seat	Northwood
Largest city	Northwood
Area
• Total	402 sq mi (1,040 km2)
• Land	400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,443
• Density	19/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Worth County is a special area in the state of Iowa, USA. It's like a smaller region within the state. In 2020, about 7,443 people lived here. The main town, or county seat, is Northwood.

Worth County was started in 1851. It was named after a brave soldier, Major General William Jenkins Worth. He was an important officer who fought in two big wars: the Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. Worth County is also part of the Mason City area, which is a group of towns and cities that are close together.

Geography

Worth County covers a total area of about 402 square miles. Most of this area, about 400 square miles, is land. The rest, about 1.8 square miles, is water. This makes Worth County one of the smaller counties in Iowa.

Major roads

These are the main roads that go through Worth County:

• Interstate 35/Iowa Highway 27
• U.S. Highway 65
• U.S. Highway 69
• Iowa Highway 9

Neighboring counties

Worth County shares its borders with these other counties:

• Freeborn County, Minnesota (to the north)
• Mower County, Minnesota (to the northeast)
• Mitchell County (to the east)
• Cerro Gordo County (to the south)
• Winnebago County (to the west)

People and Population

This chart shows how Worth County's population has changed over many years.

Every ten years, the United States counts all its people in something called a census. This helps us understand how many people live in different places and what they are like.

2020 Census Information

This chart, called a population pyramid, shows the number of people in different age groups in Worth County.

In 2020, the census counted 7,443 people living in Worth County. This means there were about 19 people for every square mile. Most people, about 96.49%, said they belonged to one race. About 91.76% were non-Hispanic White. Other groups included Black people (0.81%), Hispanic people (2.83%), Native American people (0.11%), and Asian people (0.43%). A small number were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.01%), or from other races or more than one race (4.04%).

There were 3,480 homes in the county, and 3,127 of them were lived in.

2010 Census Information

Back in 2010, the census counted 7,598 people in Worth County. There were 3,548 homes, and 3,172 of them were lived in.

Communities

Worth County has several towns and one special area that is counted like a town.

Cities

• Fertile
• Grafton
• Hanlontown
• Joice
• Kensett
• Manly
• Northwood

Special Census Area

• Bolan (This is a "census-designated place," which means it's like a town but not officially a city.)

Townships

Worth County is also divided into smaller areas called townships. These are:

Towns by Population

This table shows the cities and the special census area in Worth County, ranked by how many people lived there in 2020.

† county seat (This means it's the main town for the county's government.)

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Worth (Iowa) para niños