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Estherville is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,904 in the 2020 census, a decline from 6,656 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Emmet County.

Estherville city overview:
Name:	Estherville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Emmet County
Elevation:	1,296 ft (395 m)
Total Area:	5.39 sq mi (13.95 km²)
Land Area:	5.39 sq mi (13.95 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	5,904
Population Density:	1,095.97/sq mi (423.17/km²)
ZIP code:	51334
Area code:	712
FIPS code:	1925860
GNISfeature ID:	0456397
Website:	http://www.cityofestherville.org

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History

Emmet County was initially created by an act of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. The area that is now Estherville witnessed the arrival of its first settlers around 1856 and into 1857. The city was selected as the county seat in 1859, and was eventually incorporated in 1881.

Estherville was named after Esther A. Ridley, one of the first white female settlers in the area. Many of Estherville’s current residents are the descendants of the original Scandinavian, German and Irish immigrants that arrived in the community in the 1870s.