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

The community of Pocahontas is the Seat for Pocahontas County.

Pocahontas County was founded January 15, 1851. Pocahontas was created by taking area from Greene and Humboldt Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pocahontas had a population of 6,619 people. This is a decrease of 9.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,289 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Pocahontas County:

  • Fonda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
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  • Havelock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
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  • Laurens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurens is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
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  • Palmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
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  • Plover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plover is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Pocahontas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rolfe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
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  • Varina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Varina is located in Pocahontas County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 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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