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Fort Dodge is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, [2] along the Des Moines River. The population was 24,871 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 25,136 in 2000. [3] Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North Central and Northwest Iowa. It is located on U.S. Routes 20 and 169.
Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,999. [1] The county seat is Fort Dodge. [2] The county was established in January 1851, one of 43 counties established by a legislative package. This county was named after Daniel Webster, an American statesman noted for his moving oratory.
This is a list of Iowa county courthouses. Each county in Iowa has a city that is the county seat where the county government resides, including a county courthouse, except for Lee County , which has two county seats and two county courthouses.
The boundaries of the township, as well as those of six other townships organized that day in Webster County, were fixed by the County court. [3] Wahkonsa Township was set to contain 470 mi² (300,800 acres) of land. [2] Wahkonsa township was named in honor of a young Indian chief of the name who frequently visited the neighboring city of Fort ...
Up north, it extends eastwards into Ames, Boone, Fort Dodge, and Marshalltown. It has been represented by Republican Randy Feenstra since 2021, who defeated longtime incumbent Steve King in 2020. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+16, it is the most Republican district in Iowa, a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation. [2]
Callender is at the intersection of County Roads P33 (Fairbanks Ave) and D43 (295th St). The Union Pacific Railroad is on the east end of town The Fort Dodge Regional Airport is located 20 miles northwest of town. It is primarily a general aviation airport, but it does have commercial links from Great Lakes Airlines.
Coalville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 651 at the 2020 census . The community is located on U.S. Route 20 near Fort Dodge's large gypsum mines.
As of the census [7] of 2010, there were 169 people, 77 households, and 50 families living in the city. The population density was 114.2 inhabitants per square mile (44.1/km 2). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 57.4 per square mile (22.2/km 2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.4% White and 0.6% from two or more races.