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Kossuth County is located in north central Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 17,163. With a total area of 974 square miles, it is the largest county in Iowa. Kossuth County was established in 1851 and named after Lajos Kossuth, a Hungarian patriot and Statesman. We are largely an agricultural area, growing mostly corn, soybeans and livestock.
The county seat is Algona, a town of about 5,700. Current towns include Bancroft, Burt, Fenton, Lakota, Ledyard, Lone Rock, LuVerne, St. Joseph, Swea City, Titonka, Wesley, West Bend and Whittemore.
Learn about past towns here that include Ashuelot, Buffalo Fork, Call's Grove, Collar's Corners .....
We are based out of the Algona Public Library --- View our genealogy room
Kossuth County IAGenWeb - check out this invaluable site - cemeteries, obituaries, Masons 1874-1890, Iowa State Grads 1872-1914, Resources, Kossuth County history and more
