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Welcome to Winnebago County ...

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

The community of Forest City is the Seat for Winnebago County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Winnebago had a population of 10,354 people. This is a decrease of 4.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,846 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winnebago represented 0.36% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Winnebago County:

  • Buffalo Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Leland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Rake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Scarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Thompson is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <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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