Population of Humboldt County

Humboldt County is a nonmetropolitan county in central
Iowa. Humboldt County is composed of 13 incorporated
communities and their surrounding rural areas. From
1990 to 2000, Humboldt County's population decreased
3.5 percent. The state's population increased by 5.4
percent over that period.

City               1980             1990            2000
Bode                      406                 335                  327
Bradgate                 151                124                  101
Dakota City         1,072              1,024                 911
Gilmore City (part) * 366               319                 298
Hardy                     72                     47                   57
Humboldt           4,794               4,438                4,452
Livermore             490                  436                  431
Lu Verne (part)    * 68                    54                    45
Ottosen                   92                   72                    61
Pioneer                    40                  46                    21
Renwick                410                 287                  306
Rutland                  163                 149                   145
Thor                       200                205                  174

Balance of County 3,922            3,220               3,052
County Total        12,246          10,756              10,381
State Total             2,913,808      2,776,755        2,926,324
* Indicates municipality crosses county border; figure is the
portion of population in this county only.