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Welcome to Sac County ...

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

The community of Sac City is the Seat for Sac County.

Sac County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Greene County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sac had a population of 9,721 people. This is a decrease of 6.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,354 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sac represented 0.34% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Sac County:

  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Early
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Early is located in Sac County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <2>
  • Lake View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nemaha is located in Sac County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Odebolt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Odebolt is located in Sac County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Sac City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaller
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wall Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 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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