O'Brien County, Iowa Basics:


O'Brien County Iowa - Government Site

Population: 14,185
Area: 573 square miles
County seat: Primghar
Area code(s) in use: 712
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Median household income: $45,194
Persons in poverty: 11.2%
Home ownership rate: 76.1%
Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Buena Vista  Cherokee  Clay  Dickinson  Lyon  Osceola  Plymouth  Sioux  

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

Places in O'Brien County, Iowa

  Airports     show all on map

Baum-Harmon Memorial Hospital Heliport, Community Memorial Hospital Heliport, Lambert Fechter Municipal Airport, Paullina Municipal Airport, Primghar Airport, Sheldon Municipal Airport

  Buildings     show all on map

Archer Ambulance Service, Archer Public Library, Archer Volunteer Fire Department, Calumet Volunteer Fire Department, General N B Baker Library, Grant Townhall, Hartley Emergency Fire and Ambulance Response Team, Hartley Public Library, O'Brien County Courthouse, O'Brien County Sheriffs Office, Paullina Fire and Ambulance Service, Paullina Public Llibrary, Primghar Ambulance, Primghar Public Library, Sanborn Ambulance Service, Sanborn Public Library, Sheldon City Hall, Sheldon Community Ambulance Team, Sheldon Fire Department, Sheldon Police Headquarters, Sheldon Prairie Museum, Sheldon Public Library, Sutherland Fire Rescue and Ambulance

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Calvary Cemetery, Center Township Cemetery, Doyle Cemetery, East Lawn Cemetery, First Cemetery, Fred Fieldman Grave, Friends Cemetery, Grant Cemetery, Liberty Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery, Prairie View Cemetery, Randolph Cemetery, Roseland Cemetery, Saint Anthonys Cemetery, Saint Cecilla Cemetery, Saint John Cemetery, Saint Patricks Cemetery, Saint Paul Cemetery, Steuck Cemetery, Waterman Cemetery, West Prairie View Cemetery

  Churches     show all on map

American Reformed Church, Archer Reformed Church, Baker Church, Bethel Lutheran Church, Bethel Reformed Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Christian Reformed Church, Church of Christ, Church of Christ, Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Covey Church, First Christian Reformed Church, First Reformed Church, First Reformed Church, Grace Lutheran Church, Grant Bible Church, Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, Parkview Assembly Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, Saint Anthony s Catholic Church, Saint Cecilia Catholic Church, Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Saint Patricks Church, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Sanborn Presbyterian Church, Sheldon Branch Church of Latter Day Saints, Siloam Lutheran Church, Sutherland Methodist Church, Trinity United Church of Christ, United Church of Primghar, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, Zion Lutheran Church, Zion United Church of Christ

  Dams     show all on map

Dog Creek Dam

  Hospitals     show all on map

Baum-Harmon Memorial Hospital, Christian Retirement Home, Community Memorial Health Center, Eyecare Center, Hartley Chiropractic Center, Hartley Clinic, Mercy Family Care Center - Hartley, Miedema Chiropractic Clinic, Mill Creek Family Practice, Millies Rest Home, Northwest Iowa Health Center, Northwest Iowa Health Center, Northwest Iowa Urologists Center, Oak Park Care Center, Ohme Medical Clinic, Paullina Chiropractic Center, Paullina Family Medical Clinic, Pellerin Chiropractic Clinic, Prairie View Retirement Home, Primghar Care Center, Primghar Chiropractic Center, Ruby Chiropractic Clinic, Ruby Chiropractic Clinic, Sanborn Chiropractic Clinic, Sanborn Medical Clinic, Sanford Sheldon Medical Center, Sheldon Chiropractic Clinic, Sheldon Family Practice Association, Sutherland Family Medicine Center, Sweeney Chiropractic Clinic, Wide View Rest Home, Wurth Chiropractic Clinic

  Locales     show all on map

A B C Farms, Allison Acres, Appeldorn Farms, Archer (historical), Archer Cooperative Grain Elevator, B and B Farms, B B J Farms, Barje Farm, Blue Stem Farms, Bruegmann Rea Access, Budden Farms, C and L Farms, Calumet (historical), Calumet Farms, Camp Yo-Lo-To-Go, City View Farms, Clover Creek Farms, Cottonwood Farm, D and C Farm, D and J Farm, D and J Farms, D T S Farms, Diamond H Farms, Ebel Farms, Elcho, Engelke Farms, Farmers Cooperative Elevator, Fisch Farms, Gaza (historical), Getting Farms, Goosen Farms, Hartley, Hartog Elevator Incorporated Elevator, Hattermann Farms, Highland 17 Farms, Hill Little Sioux Overlook, Hofman Farm, Hofmeyer Farms, Jenness Farm, Jurgensen Farms, Kay - Kel - Sha Farm, Kenla Farms, Lake Farm of Jurgensen, Legion Country Club, Lenhart Dairy, M J H Farms, M T Calf Ranch, Maass Angus Farm, Max (historical), McCarthy Farms, Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club, Mig Farms, Mill Creek Grain Incorporated Elevator, Nicholson and Edwards Grain Company Elevator, Northwest Iowa Research Farm, O'Brien, O'Brien County Fairground, O'Brien County Home, Old Dutch Fred Access, Peelen Farms, Pine Grove Farms, Pleissis Elevator Incorporated Elevator, Plessis (historical), Primghar (historical), Primghar City Park Campground, Primghar Golf and Country Club, Ronda Farms, Rose Pork Farms, Sanborn, Sanborn Golf and Country Club, Sanborn Sow Farm, Semper Fi Farms, Sheldon, Sheldon Country Club, Siouxland Farmers Co-op Elevator, Siouxland Farmers Co-op Elevator, Solsma Farms, Sutherland (historical), Sutherland Farmers Co-op Elevator, T and S Farms, Terra International Incorporated Elevator, Three Flags Dairy, Tjossem Park Campground, Top Line Feed and Supply Incorporated Elevator, Van Ess Dairy, Vollink Farms, Wallin Farm, Youngers Farm

  Parks     show all on map

Covey Church Park, Dog Creek County Park, Douma Park, First Settlement in O'Brien County Historical Marker, Flinders Area, Hills Park, Honoring World War I Veterans Historical Marker, Indian Village State Park, Litka Park, McCormack Area, Memorial to Four Pioneers Historical Marker, Mill Creek Area, Mill Creek State Park, Negus Recreation Area, Primghar City Park, Rahbusch Tract, Railroad Area, Sheldon City Park, Sunrise Park, Thorman Park, Tjossem Park, Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Waterman Wildlife Area, Weale Area

  Populated Places     show all on map

Archer, Calumet, Evander, Gaza, Germantown, Hartley, Mapleside, Max, Moneta, Paullina, Philby, Plessis, Primghar, Ritter, Sanborn, Sheldon, Sutherland, Waterman

  Post Offices     show all on map

Archer Post Office, Calumet Post Office, Crona Post Office (historical), Elcho Post Office (historical), Erie Post Office (historical), Gaza Post Office (historical), Germantown Post Office (historical), Hartley Post Office, Max Post Office (historical), Moneta Post Office (historical), O'Brien Post Office (historical), Paullina Post Office, Philby Post Office (historical), Plessis Posot Office (historical), Primghar Post Office, Romano Post Office (historical), Sanborn Post Office, Shabbona Post Office (historical), Sheldon Post Office, Sutherland Post Office, Waterman Post Office (historical)

  Schools     show all on map

East Elementary School, Hartley - Melvin - Sanborn Elementary School, Hartley - Melvin - Sanborn High School, Hartley - Melvin - Sanborn Middle School, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, Saint Patrick's Catholic School, Sanborn Christian School, Sheldon Christian School, Sheldon High School, Sheldon Middle School, South O'Brien Elementary School Primghar Center, South O'Brien Middle School, South O'Brien Secondary School, Zion - Saint John Lutheran School

  Streams     show all on map

Barry Creek, Cole Creek, Dog Creek, Dry Run, Dry Run, Engels Creek, Epping Creek, Ginger Creek, Henry Creek, Johnson Creek, Jordan Creek, Lake Creek, Lamkin Creek, Lange Creek, Little Waterman Creek, McCreath Creek, Mud Creek, Nelson Creek, North Fork Floyd River, Plessis Creek, Roetzel Creek, South Branch Little Floyd River, Stofferan Creek, Sweeney Creek, Waterman Creek, West Branch Mill Creek, Whiskey Creek, Whiskey Creek, Willow Creek, Wolf Creek

  Towers     show all on map

KIWA-FM (Sheldon),

O'Brien County, Iowa Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteO'Brien County White population 13,81613,816  
BlackO'Brien County Black population 128127
MixedO'Brien County Mixed population 113113
AsianO'Brien County Asian population 9999
American IndianO'Brien County American Indian population 2828
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderO'Brien County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

Additional population tables :
State population table
Iowa population by county