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Pocahontas County is a largely rural area in northwest Iowa. Various tribes of Indians roamed the area in earlier times, and hunted buffalo here. The economy has been based on farming since the area was first settled by Americans of European descent in the late 1800's. The land is generally flat and extremely fertile. In recent decades, various small industries have been established. There are nine towns in the county: Fonda, Gilmore City (partly in Humboldt County), Havelock, Laurens, Palmer, Plover, Pocahontas, Rolfe, and Varina. The towns peaked in population in the middle 1900's, and the area has seen a gradual decline in population since then. Current county population is just over 8,600. People who live here treasure the community involvement, friendly neighbors, good schools, and low cost of living they find in Pocahontas County. Active economic development organizations at the county and town level are at work. Two high speed internet providers make telecommuting an option.
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Agricultural Data for Decision Makers: Pocahontas County - Tables of data on farms in Pocahontas County, including size, crops, livestock, farm operators, tenure, market value of products sold, and net cash return. Prepared in September 1999 by Iowa State University, data includes comparisons to past years and to state averages [pdf format].
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/AGDD76.pdf |
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Data for Decision Makers: Pocahontas County - Tables and graphs of data on population, education, farm size and value, retail sales, personal income, labor force and occupations, housing, and families in Pocahontas County, compared to state averages. Prepared by Iowa State University in September 1997 [pdf format].
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/DD76.pdf |
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Employment and Earnings Date for Decision Makers: Pocahontas County - Tables of date on the labor force, employment rate, employment by industry, and earnings by industry for Pocahontas County in 1980, 1990 and 1998, and compared to state averages. Prepared by Iowa State University in December 2000 [pdf format].
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/EEDD76.pdf |
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Evertek - Provides communications services, including wireless Internet, cable TV and telephone service. Includes a company profile, service area, terms and pricing.
http://www.evertek.net/ |
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Gunder-friend Productions - Helen Gunderson, Rolfe native, photographer, videographer and local historian, offers notecards, videos ("Portrait of Main Street - Pocahontas, Iowa," "Rolfe High School Memories," others) and services.
http://www.gunderfriend.com/ |
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Iowa Court Information System - Pocahontas County Courthouse - Includes a photograph and brief history.
http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/about/history/courthouses/Pocahontas.asp |
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Northwest Communications - Offers dialup and Excellernet wireless high speed Internet access in northwest Iowa, Web design and hosting, tech support, and workshops. Includes announcements and employment opportunities.
http://www.ncn.net/ |
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Northwest Telephone Cooperative Association - Providing telephone services to Curlew, Havelock, Plover, and West Bend, as well as serving many other communications needs in Northwest Iowa. Includes services, support, online directory search, links and contact information.
http://www.northwest.coop |
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Pocahontas County Conservation Board - Includes information on board members and staff, parks and recreation areas, and newsletter.
http://www.evertek.net/pokyccb/ |
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Pocahontas County Economic Development Commission - Includes "Community Quick References" for all county towns, available commercial and industrial sites and buildings, employers, events calendar, and relevant links.
http://www.pocahontas-county.com/ |
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Pocahontas County Extension - Includes list of staff, including local and statewide field specialists, local 4-H clubs, Pocahontas County facts, and links to ISU Extension sites.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pocahontas/ |
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Retail Data for Decision Makers: Pocahontas County - Tables and graphs of date on retail sales, including breakdown by towns and trend of "leakage" -- county residents shopping elsewhere; also income and age distribution. Prepared by Iowa State University in August 2001 [pdf format].
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/RTDD76.pdf |
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Trails from Rails - Three Rivers Trail - Map and accommodations along Three Rivers Trail, a 32-mile crushed limestone path for hiking, biking and snowmobiling which goes from Rolfe to Eagle Grove. Part of larger Trails from Rails Web site.
http://www.trailsfromrails.com/three_rivers_trail.htm |
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