Dakota City

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Dakota City

Total population

752

Median home value

$119,800

7.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$60,417

Dakota City$60k

National$74k

Weather74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates42.72°, -94.20°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Dakota City is a city in and the county seat of Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 759 at the time of the 2020 census. Dakota City shares its western border with the much larger city of Humboldt. It is the least populous county seat in Iowa.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dakota City, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Harry Reasoner

American journalist (1923–1991)

Frank Gotch

American professional wrestler (1878–1917)

C

Christian Clemenson

American actor

D

Doreen Wilber

American archer (1930–2008)

G

Gus Thompson

Major League Baseball pitcher (1877-1958)

Jack Clancy

American football player (born 1944)

K

Kevin Dresser

American sport wrestler

R

Rod Hamilton

American politician

B

Bruce Lawrence Clark

American university teacher (1880-1945)

A

Ardie Dean

musical artist

Mary Annie Van Dyke

American teacher, naturalist and specimen collector

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Humboldt
  1.4 mi away
• Badger
  8 mi away
• Livermore
  10 mi away
• Bode
  10.9 mi away
• Bradgate
  12.6 mi away
• Lu Verne
  14.1 mi away
• Goldfield
  14.2 mi away
• Barnum
  17.3 mi away
• Irvington
  20 mi away
• Manson
  22 mi away
• Knierim
  22.7 mi away
• Algona
  24.4 mi away

Browse all places in Iowa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dakota City

National Archives at Kansas City

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Central Plains Region · 2010

Bridge across the Missouri River between Dakota County, Nebr., and Sioux City, Iowa

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1895

National Archives at Kansas City, Central Plains Region

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Central Plains Region · 2009

Railroad in Dakota. Letter from the Secretary of the Territory of Dakota, transmitting memorials asking for a grant of land in aid of a railroad from Sioux City, in Iowa, to Big Sheyenne, in Dakota

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands · 1868

Estimation of flood flows on the Big Sioux River between Akron, Iowa, and North Sioux City, South Dakota

Colin A. Niehus · 1996

Railroad grant in Dakota. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a railroad from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth of the Big Cheyenne River in Dakota Territory

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands · 1868

The Milwaukee Road

Jeffrey M. Koeller · 1995

Sale no. 728

N.Y.) City Book Auction (New York · 1956

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