Palo Alto County Iowa - Government Site
Population: 9,549
Area: 564 square miles
County Seat: Emmetsburg
Area Code(s) in use: 712 515
Time Zone: CST
Adjacent counties:
Buena Vista Clay Dickinson Emmet Humboldt Kossuth Pocahontas
Airport
Emmetsburg Municipal Airport
Area
Burns Prairie Area, Five Island Lake State Game Management Area, Little-Bit-of-Prairie Wildlife Area, Long Island Marsh Public Hunting Area, River Runner Access, Teleford Prairie Area
Building
Ayrshire City Hall, Cylinder Heritage Museum, Emmetsburg City Hall, Emmetsburg Public Library, Graettinger City Hall, Graettinger Police Department, Graettinger Public Library, Great Oak Townhall, House of Dolls Museum, Lammers Museum, Mallard City Hall, Mallard Public Library, Palo Alto County Courthouse, Palo Alto County Historical Museum, Palo Alto County Sheriffs Office, Rodman City Hall, Rodman Fire Department, Ruthven City Hall, Ruthven Public Library, Victorian Museum on Main, West Bend City Hall, West Bend Fire Department, West Bend Historical Society Museum, West Bend Police Department, West Bend Public Library
Canal
Ditch Number 123, Ditch Number 132, Ditch Number 15, Ditch Number 176, Ditch Number 2, Ditch Number 23, Ditch Number 28, Ditch Number 41, Ditch Number 48, Ditch Number 6, Ditch Number 61, Ditch Number 62, Ditch Number 80, Dry Ditch, Main Ditch, Number Sixtyone
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, City Cemetery, Crown Hill Cemetery, Ellington Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Highland Cemetery, Lincoln Cemetery, Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery, Lutheran Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery, Rush Lake Cemetery, Saint Jacobs Cemetery, Saint Johns Cemetery, Saint Johns Cemetery, Saint Lukes Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Saint Pauls Cemetery, Silver Lake Cemetery, Valley View Cemetery, Vernon Township Cemetery, West Bend Cemetery
Channel
Old Channel
Church
Apostolic Christian Fellowship, Apostolic Church, Assembly of God Church, Bethany Lutheran Church, Bethel Lutheran Church, First Baptist Church, Grace Baptist Church, Graettinger United Methodist Church, Holy Family Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church, Lost Island Church, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Peace Lutheran Church, Prairie View Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church, Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Saint Lukes Church, Saint Marys Catholic Church, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Saint Peter and Pauls Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran Church
Civil
Palo Alto County, Township of Booth, Township of Ellington, Township of Emmetsburg, Township of Fairfield, Township of Fern Valley, Township of Freedom, Township of Great Oak, Township of Highland, Township of Independence, Township of Lost Island, Township of Nevada, Township of Rush Lake, Township of Silver Lake, Township of Vernon, Township of Walnut, Township of West Bend
Hospital
Central Iowa Eyecare Center, Emmetsburg Care Center, Emmetsburg Chiropractic Clinic, Emmetsburg Eye Care Center, Emmetsburg Medical Surgical Clinic, Family Vision Care Center, Graettinger Clinic of Chiropractic Care, Graettinger Dental Clinic, Graettinger Medical Clinic, Lakeside Lutheran Home, Palo Alto County Hospital, Parc Hall, Ruthven Community Care Center, West Bend Care Center, West Bend Dental Clinic
Lake
Blue Wing Marsh, Elbow Lake (historical), Five Island Lake, Kennedy Slu, Rush Lake, Silver Lake, Virgin Lake
Locale
A G Partners Elevator, Ayrshire (historical), Black Walnut, Crippen (historical), Crippin Corners, Curlew (historical), Cylinder, Cylinder Co-op Elevator, Ellenton (historical), Emmetsburg, Emmetsburg Golf and Country Club, Emmetsburg Grain Company Elevator, Farmer Co-op Elevator, Farmers Co-op Elevator, Graettinger, Grotto of the Redemption, Grotto of the Redemption Campground, Hillcrest Golf and Country Club, Kearny Park Campground, Lost Island Golf Club, Main Street Mall, Mallard, Mallard Golf Course, Osgood, Rodman, Rodman Elevator, Ruthven, West Bend, West Bend Elevator Company Elevator, West Bend Elevator Company Elevator, West Bend Elevator Company Elevator, West Bend Golf and Country Club
Park
Basswood County Recreation Area, Blue Wing Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Brushy Bayou Wildlife Area, Cylinder City Park, Dragoon Trail in Palo Alto County Historical Marker, Evergreen Park, Fallow Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Grand Army of Republic Monument Historical Marker, Harland Park, Kearny Park, Lost Island Huston Park, Lost Island Lake State Park, Lost Island Prairie Wetland Nature Center, Oppedahl State Game Management Area, Palo Alto State Wildlife Area Number One, Perkins Marsh State Game Management Area, Pioneer Walnut Log Cabin Historical Marker, Plantation Wildlife Area, Prairie Gold Wildlife Area, Riverview Wildlife Area, Roads End Prairie Wildlife Area, Robert Emmet Statue, Robert Mulroney Recreation Wildlife Area, Rush Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Salton Park, Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area, Sportsman County Park, Virgin Lake State Game Management Area, Watson Heritage Area, West Bend Wildlife Area, West Des Moines River Canoe Stop, West Fork Wetlands, West Fork Wildlife Management Area
Populated Place
Ayrshire, Curlew, Cylinder, Depew, Emmetsburg, Fairville, Fallow, Graettinger, Mallard, Osgood, Rodman, Ruthven, West Bend
Post Office
Ayrshire Post Office, Black Walnut Post Office (historical), Crippen Post Office (historical), Curlew Post Office, Cylinder Post Office, Depew Post Office (historical), Ellenton Post Office (historical), Emmetsburg Post Office, Fairville Post Office (historical), Fallow Post Office (historical), Fern Valley Post Office (historical), Graettinger Post Office, Great Oak Post Office (historical), Lake View Post Office (historical), Lost Island Post Office (historical), Mallard Post Office, Osgood Post Office (historical), Paoli Post Office (historical), Poplar Grove Post Office (historical), Rodman Post Office, Rush Lake Post Office (historical), Ruthven Post Office, Sherlock Post Office (historical), Soda Bar Post Office (historical), West Bend Post Office
School
Emmetsburg High School, Emmetsburg Middle School, Graettinger Community School, Iowa Lakes Community College - South Campus, Mallard Schools, Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School, Saint Peter and Paul School, West Bend High School
Stream
Cylinder Creek, Jack Creek, Silver Creek
Swamp
Fallow Marsh, Michaelsen Marsh, Perkins Marsh
Tower
KEMB-FM (Emmetsburg)
| Race | Population |
| White |  9,440 |
| Mixed | 40 |
| Asian | 30 |
| American Indian | 26 |
| Black | 9 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 4 |
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