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Sheldon is a city in O'Brien and Sioux counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, along the Floyd River. The population was 5,512 at the time of the 2020 census ; it is the largest city in O'Brien County. [ 2 ]
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted. Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States. As of 2010, there are 943 incorporated cities in the U.S. state of Iowa. According to the 2020 United States Census, Iowa has 3,190,369 inhabitants and 55,857.13 square miles (144,669.3 km 2) of land. [1] Iowa is divided into 99 counties and ...
O'Brien County is one of the most consistently Republican counties in Iowa. It has backed the Republican nominee in all but five elections in its history; its inaugural election in 1860, a tie in 1864, backing former Republican turned Progressive Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, and supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt during his two nationwide ...
The Broad View Ranch Historic District is a nationally recognized agricultural historic district located northwest of Sheldon, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]
Numbering plan areas of Iowa with the red area indicating area code 712. Area code 712 is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the most western part of Iowa, including the cities of Spencer, Le Mars, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Sheldon, Storm Lake, Carroll, Sac City, and Shenandoah.
Before it and the rest of the U.S. Numbered Highway System were designated on November 11, 1926, US 18 was known by two names in the state. It was first known as Primary Road No. 19, which was assigned to the route when the Iowa State Highway Commission published its first state highway map in 1919. [7]
Sioux County is the home to two four-year liberal arts colleges; Northwestern College in Orange City and Dordt University in Sioux Center. Both of these schools have enrollments over 1,000. Northwest Iowa Community College is also in Sioux County, though it is most often associated with the community of Sheldon in O'Brien County.
Iowa (/ ˈ aɪ. ə w ə / ⓘ EYE-ə-wə) [6] [7] [8] is a state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.