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Spirit Lake is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dickinson County. [4] The town is located along the western shore of East Okoboji Lake, in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Spirit Lake Township covers an area of 28.9 square miles (74.86 square kilometers); of this, 19.01 square miles (49.23 square kilometers, 65.76 percent) is land and 9.9 square miles (25.63 square kilometers, 34.24 percent) is water.
Big Spirit Lake is a natural body of water, approximately 5,684 acres (2,300 ha) in area, in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa in the United States. It is part of the chain of lakes known as the Iowa Great Lakes, the northern shore of the lake straddles the border with Minnesota. It is the largest natural lake in Iowa.
Dickinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,703. [1] The county seat is Spirit Lake. [2] The county was organized in 1857 and is named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson, [3] a U.S. Senator for New York. Dickinson County comprises the Spirit Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Iowa Great Lakes, often referred to as Okoboji, [1] is a group of natural lakes in northwestern Iowa in the United States. There are seven lakes in the region totaling 12,687 acres (5,134 ha) [2] with the three principal lakes of the group being Big Spirit Lake, [3] West Okoboji Lake, [4] and East Okoboji Lake. [5] [6] They are the largest ...
Templar State Recreation Area is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) state recreation area in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Orleans.The recreation area is located on the western shore of Big Spirit Lake, the largest of the Iowa Great Lakes, and is one of several state parks and recreation areas in the Great Lakes region.
Spirit Lake Massacre, an 1857 attack by Sioux on settlers in Spirit Lake, Iowa; Spirit Lake internment camp for Ukrainians in Canada during World War I
Orleans is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 521 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] Orleans is part of the Iowa Great Lakes region, located along Spirit Lake. Numerous state parks are located within a few miles of the town, including Marble Beach and Mini-Wakan.