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Welcome to Worth County ...

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

The community of Northwood is the Seat for Worth County.

Worth County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Mitchell County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Worth had a population of 7,381 people. This is a decrease of 2.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,583 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Worth represented 0.25% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Worth County:

  • Fertile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hanlontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanlontown is located in Worth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Joice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Kensett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Manly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manly is located in Worth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <2>
  • Northwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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