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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 ...
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 ]
The Pocahontas County Courthouse located in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States, was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
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]
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 ...
Des Moines Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. [1] History. Des Moines Township was organized in 1859.
The supervisors failed to heed the very first paragraph of Iowa’s 50-year-old public meetings law — which says the law seeks to assure through open meetings that the basis and rationale of ...
Powhatan Township was established in 1866 as Nunda Township, as some of its first citizens were natives of Nunda, New York.However, the name Nunda was not popular with the majority, and so in 1867, the township was renamed to honor Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas.