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Emmet County was created by authority of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. There were finally enough settlers in the area to organize the county in 1859. [3] The county was named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet, who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 25.
Estherville is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,904 in the 2020 census , a decline from 6,656 at the 2000 census . [ 2 ] It is the county seat of Emmet County .
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
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 ...
The Brugjeld–Peterson Family Farmstead District, also known as Lakeside Farm and the Peterson Point Historical Farmstead, is a historic district in rural Emmet County, Iowa, United States, near the town of Wallingford. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Emmet Township covers an area of 28.42 square miles (73.6 square kilometers); of this, 28.1 square miles (72.78 square kilometers, 98.89 percent) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.82 square kilometers, 1.11 percent) is water.
Emmet County was created in 1851, but because it lacked settlers, no county government was established until 1858 and a vote was taken on February 7, 1859. [1] A group of three commissioners chose Estherville to be the county seat. A Fort Dodge, Iowa contractor received a
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