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Welcome to Fremont County ...

Time Zone: Fremont County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Sidney is the Seat for Fremont County.

Fremont County was founded February 24, 1847 and was created by taking area from Pottawattamie County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fremont had a population of 6,960 people. This is a decrease of 6.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,434 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fremont represented 0.24% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Fremont County:

  • Farragut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
  • Imogene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Riverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sidney
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sidney is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
  • Tabor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tabor is located in Fremont County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <2>
  • Thurman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people

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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.
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