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Wright County

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

county in Iowa, United States

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Within Vinony's link graph, Wright County is referenced by 396 other articles, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, George W. Bush and city.

The entry is geolocated on the map in IA, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 1851 establishments in Iowa, Iowa counties and Populated places established in 1851.

Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Silas Wright
Located in
Iowa
Contains
Clarion
Capital
Clarion
Population
12943
Area
582
Shares border with
Hardin County
Official website
www.wrightcounty.org
Image
Wright County Courthouse.JPG
Households
5582
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Commons category
Wright County, Iowa
topic's main category
Category:Wright County, Iowa
category of associated people
Category:People from Wright County, Iowa
water as percent of area
0.3
native label
Wright County
different from
Wright County
inception
1851-00-00
per capita income
29142
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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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