Worth County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Iowa | |
![]() Iowa's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 43°22′44″N 93°15′26″W / 43.378888888889°N 93.257222222222°W | |
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Founded | 1851 |
Named for | William Jenkins Worth |
Seat | Northwood |
Largest city | Northwood |
Area | |
• Total | 402 sq mi (1,040 km2) |
• Land | 400 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
• Water | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 0.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,443 ![]() |
• Density | 19/sq mi (7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | worthcountyiowa |
Worth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,443.[1] The county seat is Northwood.[2] The county was founded in 1851 and named for Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849), an officer in both the Seminole War and the Mexican–American War.
Worth County is part of the Mason City, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.