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Also known as Wright County, Iowa, Wright County, IA

county in Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Founded
January 15, 1851
Named after
Silas Wright
Seat
Clarion
Largest city
Eagle Grove
Total
582 sq mi (1,510 km )
Land
580 sq mi (1,500 km )
Water
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025
12,801
Density
22/sq mi (8.6/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
wrightcounty .iowa .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Wright County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,943. The county seat is Clarion. The county organization became effective in January 1851, and is believed to be named either after Silas Wright, a governor of New York, or Joseph Albert Wright, a governor of Indiana.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wright County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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