Welcome to Wright County ...
Time Zone: Wright County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Clarion is the Seat for Wright County.
Wright County was founded January 15, 1851. Wright was created by taking area from Webster and Kossuth Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wright had a population of 12,562 people. This is a decrease of 4.73% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,185 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wright represented 0.43% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Wright County:
- Belmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goldfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woolstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Woolstock is located in Wright County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Wright County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Humboldt County
- Kossuth County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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