Buena Vista County, Iowa

Buena Vista County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF BUENA VISTA GUS Population: 20,816 (2024) ID: 184125	County	Official County Government	Contact: AUDITOR PO BOX 220, STORM LAKE IA 50588-0220
CITY OF STORM LAKE GUS Population: 11,627 (2024) ID: 207997	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEPUTY CITY CLERK PO BOX 1086, STORM LAKE IA 50588-1086
CITY OF ALTA GUS Population: 2,039 (2024) ID: 185376	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 223 S MAIN ST, ALTA IA 51002-1395
CITY OF NEWELL GUS Population: 850 (2024) ID: 201754	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 315, NEWELL IA 50568-0315
CITY OF SIOUX RAPIDS GUS Population: 722 (2024) ID: 164310	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 473, SIOUX RAPIDS IA 50585-0473
CITY OF LAKESIDE GUS Population: 695 (2024) ID: 164309	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 100 ASH ST, LAKESIDE IA 50588-7798
CITY OF ALBERT CITY GUS Population: 627 (2024) ID: 164308	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 297, ALBERT CITY IA 50510-0297
CITY OF MARATHON GUS Population: 221 (2024) ID: 126573	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 189, MARATHON IA 50565-0189
CITY OF REMBRANDT GUS Population: 199 (2024) ID: 126574	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 169, REMBRANDT IA 50576-0169
CITY OF LINN GROVE GUS Population: 155 (2024) ID: 207996	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 64, LINN GROVE IA 51033-0064
CITY OF TRUESDALE GUS Population: 64 (2024) ID: 164311	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 120 MAIN ST, TRUESDALE IA 50592-5001