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Summary for West Okoboji

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Located in: Dickinson County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: W. Okoboji

Time Zone: West Okoboji lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 712

Elevation: 1,400 feet [426.72 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for West Okoboji)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	292 (1.04% increase since 2010)
2010:	289 (33.1% decrease since 2000)
2000:	432

Total Area:<3> 1.4 sq. miles [3.6 km²] - of which 8.71% is water (0.12 sq. miles [0.3 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 382

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for West Okoboji:

Lat: 43.349500° (or 43°20'58" N)

Lon: -95.162700° (or -95°9'45" W)

USGS Topo Map: Milford<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for West Okoboji

GNIS ID: 2397271

FIPS State / Place Code: 19 / 84450

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for West Okoboji)

About Dickinson County

The city of Spirit Lake is the County Seat for Dickinson County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dickinson)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	17,258 (3.53% increase since 2010)
2010	16,670 (1.5% increase since 2000)
2000:	16,424

Total Area: 404 sq. miles [1,046.3 km²] - of which 5.78% is water (23.36 sq. miles [60.5 km²])

Housing Units: 12,849

Official Website: https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dickinson

GNIS ID: 465218

FIPS State / County Code: 19 / 059

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for West Okoboji)

About Iowa

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	3,159,596 (3.72% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,046,355 (4.1% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,926,324

Websites for State of Iowa

Official Website: https://www.iowa.gov/

Tourism: https://www.traveliowa.com/

Parks: https://www.iowadnr.gov/

Fishing: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/hunting-trapping

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Iowa

GNIS ID: 1779785

FIPS State: 19

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for West Okoboji)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Okoboji - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of West Okoboji. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of West Okoboji, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes West Okoboji.