Sac County | |
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![]() Sac County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Iowa | |
![]() Iowa's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 42°22′52″N 95°06′46″W / 42.381111111111°N 95.112777777778°W | |
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Founded | January 15, 1851 |
Named for | Sac and Fox Nation |
Seat | Sac City |
Largest city | Sac City |
Area | |
• Total | 578 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
• Land | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) 0.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,814 |
• Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
Sac County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,814.[1] The county seat is Sac City.[2] Both were named for the Sauk people, a local American Indian tribe.
In February 2007, in its third annual list of the “Best Places to Live in Rural America”, Progressive Farmer magazine placed Sac County as #7 in the overall rankings.[3] In 2009, the magazine ranked Sac County as the tenth "Best Place" in the Midwest Region.[4]