Emmet County, Iowa Basics:


Emmet County Iowa - Government Site

Population: 9,997
Area: 396 square miles
County seat: Estherville
Area code(s) in use: 712
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Median household income: $46,547
Persons in poverty: 10.4%
Home ownership rate: 78.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Clay  Dickinson  Jackson (MN)  Kossuth  Martin (MN)  Palo Alto  

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Our detail map of Emmet County shows the Emmet County, Iowa boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Emmet County, Iowa

  Airports     show all on map

Estherville Municipal Airport, Freedom Field Ultralight Flightpark, Wallingford Landing Strip

  Areas     show all on map

East Des Moines Access Public Hunting Area

  Bridges     show all on map

Ellsworth Ranch Bridge, Fourth Street Bridge

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Armstrong Emergency Medical Services, Armstrong Fire Department, Armstrong Police Department, Armstrong Public Library, Emmet County Courthouse, Emmet County Historical Society Museum, Emmet County Sheriffs Office, Estherville Ambulance Service, Estherville Fire Department, Estherville Public Library, Gruver Fire Department Station 1, Gruver Fire Department Station 2, Iowa Lakes Community College Library, Ringsted City Hall, Ringsted Fire Department, Ringsted Public Library, Wallingford City Hall, Wallingford Fire Department

  Canals     show all on map

County Ditch Number 53, Ditch Number 121, Ditch Number 151, Ditch Number 21, Ditch Number 26, Ditch Number 29, Ditch Number 35, Ditch Number 37, Ditch Number 40, Ditch Number 60, Ditch Number 68, Ditch Number 7, Ditch Number 79

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Armstrong Grove Cemetery, East Side Cemetery, Ellsworth Cemetery, Estherville Lutheran Cemetery, High Lake Cemetery, Lincoln Township Cemetery, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Norwegian Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Palestine Cemetery, Prosser Cemetery, Ringsted Memorial Cemetery, Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Saint Patricks Cemetery, Saint Pauls Cemetery, Swan lake Cemetery, Swan Lake Village Cemetery, Wallingford Cemetery

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Calvary Baptist Church, Calvary Gospel Assembly, Church of Christ, Church of the Nazarene, Estherville Lutheran Church, First Christian Church, First Presbyterian Church, Free Methodist Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Immanuel Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Nazareth Lutheran Church, Palestine Church, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saint John Church, Saint Marys Catholic Church, Saint Patricks Catholic Church (historical), Saint Patricks Church, Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Union Baptist Church, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, United Presbyterian Church, Wallingford Lutheran Church

  Hospitals     show all on map

Armstrong Medical Clinic, Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville Medical Clinic, Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Northwest Iowa Podiatry Associates Center, Northwest Iowa Urologists Center, Rosewood Manor Nursing Home, Turner Clinic

  Lakes     show all on map

Birge Lake (historical), Bur Oak Lake, Cheever Lake, Crane Lake (historical), Cunningham Slough, Eagle Lake, Grass Lake (historical), High Lake, Ingham Lake, Iowa Lake, North Slough, Okamanpeedan Lake, Ryan Lake (historical), Swan Lake, Twelvemile Lake, West Slough

  Locales     show all on map

Armstrong, Bacon Maker Farm, Boe Farm, Carr Farm, Co-op Grain and Product Company Elevator, Co-operative Grain and Product Company Elevator, Country Greens Golf Course, Dolliver (historical), Emmet County Home, Estherville, Estherville Golf and Country Club, Estherville Sewage Treatment Plant, Estherville Water Treatment Plant, Farmers Elevator Company Elevator, Fisher Farm, Forest Ridge Camp, Forsyth (historical), Gridley (historical), Gruver, Guse Farms, Halfa (historical), Highlake, Howard Farm, Huntington (historical), Ingham Lake Camp, Iowa Lake (historical), J and N Farm, Larson Farms, Luke Farm, M and R Farms, Madison Farms, Maple Hill, Peterson Access, Peterson Farm, Peterson Point Historic Farmstead, Pluth Farm, R T Farms, Raleigh (historical), Ringsted (historical), River Oaks Farm, River View Golf Course, Riverside Hills Ski Area, State Line Co-op Elevator, State Line Cooperative Elevator, Superior Co-op Elevator - Gruver, Swan Lake, Wallingford, White Family Farms, White Farms

  Military     show all on map

Fort Defiance (historical)

  Parks     show all on map

Anderson Prairie State Preserve, Birge Lake State Game Management Area, Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area, Cheever Lake State Game Mgt Area, Cunningham Slough State Game Management Area, Eagle Lake Wildlife Management Area, East Swan Lake State Games Management Area, Estherville Meteorite Historical Marker, Fort Defiance and Monument Historical Marker, Fort Defiance State Park, Four Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area, Grass Lake State Game Management Area, High Lake State Game Management Area, Ingham Lake State Game Management Area, Iowa Lake State Game Management Area, Jim Hall Habitat Area, Joe Hoye Park, Mike Mickelson Park, North Fourteenth Street Park, Okamanpeedam State Park, Okomanpado Lake Historical Marker, Old Military Post Road Historical Marker, Pappys Lake Side Area, Ringham Habitat Area, Riverside Park, Ryan Lake State Game Management Area, South Fourteenth Street Park, South Tenth Street Park, Thoreson Memorial Park, Tuttle Lake County Park, Tuttle Lake State Game Management Area, Twelvemile Lake State Game Management Area, West Swan Lake State Game Management Area, Wolden County Park

  Populated Places     show all on map

Armstrong, Bubona (historical), Dolliver, Estherville, Forsyth, Gridley, Gruver, Halfa, Hoprig, Huntington, Maple Hill, Raleigh, Ringsted, Wallingford

  Post Offices     show all on map

Armstrong Grove Post Office (historical), Armstrong Post Office, Brevick Post Office (historical), Bubona Post Office (historical), Butter Hill Post Office (historical), Dolliver Post Office, Emmet Post Office (historical), Estherville Post Office, Forsyth Post Office (historical), Gridley Post Office (historical), Gruver Post Office (historical), Halfa Post Office (historical), High Lake Post Office (historical), Highlake Post Office (historical), Hoprig Post Office (historical), Huntington Post Office (historical), Iowa Lake Post Office (historical), Island Grove Post Office (historical), Jackson School Post Office (historical), Lakeside Post Office (historical), Maple Hill Post Office (historical), New Bergen Post Office (historical), Raleigh Post Office (historical), Ringsted Post Office, Roslea Post Office (historical), Swanlake Post Office (historical), Twelve Mile Lake Post Office (historical), Voss Post Office (historical), Wallingford Post Office

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Fourmile Lake, Okamanpeedan Lake

  Schools     show all on map

Armstrong - Ringsted Elementary School, Armstrong - Ringsted Middle School / High School, Bolstead School (historical), Demoney Elementary School, Estherville Community Christian School, Estherville Lincoln Central High School, Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School, Forest Ridge School, Iowa Lakes Community College - Estherville Campus, Laker High School, Lincoln Elementary School, McKinley Elementary School, McKinley School, Roosevelt Elementary School

  Streams     show all on map

Brown Creek, School Creek, Soldier Creek

  Swamps     show all on map

East Slough

  Towers     show all on map

KILR-AM (Estherville), KILR-FM (Estherville),

Emmet County, Iowa Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteEmmet County White population 9,4979,497  
MixedEmmet County Mixed population 200199
American IndianEmmet County American Indian population 160159
BlackEmmet County Black population 8079
AsianEmmet County Asian population 6059
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderEmmet County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

Additional population tables :
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Iowa population by county