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Welcome to Kossuth County ...

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

The community of Algona is the Seat for Kossuth County.

Kossuth County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Webster County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kossuth had a population of 14,813 people. This is a decrease of 4.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,525 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kossuth represented 0.51% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Kossuth County:

  • Algona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Algona is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,359 people
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  • Bancroft
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Burt
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Fenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Lakota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Ledyard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ledyard is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
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  • Lone Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lu Verne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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    • Swea City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Titonka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Wesley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Whittemore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 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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