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Pocahontas County is a county located in Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 7,078, making it the state's ninth-least populous county. [1] The county seat is Pocahontas. [2] The county was formed in 1851. [3] The county is named in honor of Pocahontas, the famous Native American woman from Jamestown, Virginia. A ...
The treasurer of Iowa is the state treasurer of the Government of Iowa, United States. [1] The office is provided for by the Constitution of Iowa, which requires that the officeholder be elected every four years, simultaneously with the rest of the state's executive branch, in presidential midterm elections. [2] Before statehood, Iowa was part ...
Lizard is a former unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1] Lizard was first settled in 1857 and acquired a school district in 1860. A post office was established in 1868 and a Catholic church in 1871. The post office closed in 1902 and the church in 1984. The community was briefly known as Buda.
Pocahontas is a city in and the county seat of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. [3] The population was 1,867 in the 2020 census , a decline from the 1,970 population in 2000 . [ 4 ]
Polk County is the most densely populated county at 864/sq mi (333.5/km 2), an increase in density from 2010 when it was 655.5/sq mi (253.08/km 2). [7] Polk County contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines. In addition, Iowa has one of the smallest percentages of counties whose boundaries are dictated by natural means, the vast ...
Cummins Township is in District 1 of the Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors, which is currently represented by Jeffrey Ives. [8] It is in District 7 of the Iowa General Assembly, currently represented by Republican Mike Sexton, and in District 4 of the Iowa Senate, currently represented by Republican Tim Kraayenbrink of District 5. [9]
Between 1951 and 1954, he was district attorney for Pocahontas County. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] Beneke was nominated in April 1961 as the Republican candidate for a special election to the Iowa Senate the following month, defeated Democratic candidate James Hamilton in the election, [ 7 ] and duly took office in District 50 on 4 May 1961. [ 1 ]
Des Moines Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. [1] History. Des Moines Township was organized in 1859.