Dickinson County, Iowa

Dickinson County
Dickinson County
County
	Dickinson County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
	Iowa's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°22′33″N 95°08′59″W / 43.375833333333°N 95.149722222222°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	1857
Named for	Daniel S. Dickinson
Seat	Spirit Lake
Largest city	Spirit Lake
Area
• Total	404 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Land	381 sq mi (990 km2)
• Water	23 sq mi (60 km2) 5.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,703
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	dickinsoncountyiowa.gov

Dickinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,703.^[1] The county seat is Spirit Lake.^[2] The county was organized in 1857 and is named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson,^[3] a U.S. Senator for New York.

Dickinson County comprises the Spirit Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 106.