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Welcome to Humboldt County ...

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

The community of Dakota City is the Seat for Humboldt County.

Humboldt County was founded February 26, 1857 and was created by taking area from Webster County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Humboldt had a population of 9,558 people. This is a decrease of 2.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,792 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Humboldt represented 0.32% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Humboldt County:

  • Bode
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bode is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Bradgate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Dakota City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gilmore City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hardy is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Humboldt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Humboldt is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,544 people
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  • Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Livermore is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Ottosen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
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    • Pioneer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Renwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Renwick is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
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    • Rutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutland is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Thor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thor is located in Humboldt County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <2>

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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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