Welcome to Allamakee County ...
Time Zone: Allamakee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Waukon is the Seat for Allamakee County.
Allamakee County was founded February 20, 1847 and was created by taking area from Clayton County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Allamakee had a population of 13,687 people. This is a decrease of 4.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,378 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Allamakee represented 0.47% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Allamakee County:
- Harpers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Postville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Waukon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Allamakee County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Houston County
- Vernon County
- Crawford County
- Clayton County
- Winneshiek County
- Fayette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |