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 Sac County
On January 13, 1846, the legislative body of the Indiana Territory authorized creation of twelve counties in the Iowa Territory, with general descriptions of their boundaries. This brought the number of counties in the Iowa Territory to 22.

By the end of 1846, the Iowa portion of the Indiana Territory had been accepted into the Union as the State of Iowa (December 28, 1846). By 1851, the new state had grown to the extent that the original 22 counties needed to be divided into smaller, more accessible units. Accordingly, on January 15, 1851, the Iowa General Assembly enacted an omnibus bill which created 43 new counties by reducing the previous counties. Sac County was named after the Sauk people, at that time called the Sac Indians.

It took some time for the new organization to fully function. Sac City was designated the county seat in 1856, and construction of the first county courthouse was complete in 1862. By 1873 the burgeoning population had outgrown that structure and a larger (85 x 56 feet brick) building was authorized to replace it.

The new courthouse, complete with impressive bell tower, was placed in service in January 1874, and was used until 1888 when it burned. To replace that structure, the present courthouse was built. It was enlarged and remodeled in the 1980s.

On Line Data

Cities     Auburn     Early     Lake View     Lytton     Nemaha     Odebolt     Sac City     Schaller     Wall Lake Unincorporated communities     Carnarvon Townships     Boyer Valley     Cedar     Clinton     Cook     Coon Valley     Delaware     Douglas     Eden     Eureka     Jackson     Levey     Richland     Sac     Viola     Wall Lake     Wheeler

Sac County Court House

Adjacent counties
    Buena Vista County - north
    Calhoun County - east
    Carroll County - south and southeast
    Cherokee County - northwest
    Crawford County - south and southwest
    Ida County - west
    Pocahontas County - northeast

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