Storm Lake, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Spencer. It is located about 34 miles [54 km] to the north of Storm Lake and has a population of 11,317 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Carroll. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the southeast of Storm Lake and has a population of 10,106 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alta	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,864	---
	Cherokee	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	4,697	12.52% decrease
	Denison	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	7,184	2.11% decrease
	Emmetsburg	NE	41 mi [66 km]	3,616	8.64% decrease
	Humboldt	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,198	5.71% decrease
	Ida Grove	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,056	12.51% decrease
	Lake City	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	1,618	9.46% decrease
	Le Mars	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	9,127	1.19% decrease
	Manson	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,657	12.47% decrease
	Milford	N	46 mi [74 km]	2,472	---
	Orange City	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,891	5.54% increase
	Pocahontas	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	1,799	8.68% decrease
	Rockwell City	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	1,988	12.19% decrease
	Sac City	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,140	9.63% decrease
	Sheldon	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,757	3.19% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albert City	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	690	2.68% decrease
	Aurelia	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	933	12.15% decrease
	Early	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	520	14.05% decrease
	Fonda	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	562	13.27% decrease
	Galva	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	296	19.57% decrease
	Lakeside	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	509	5.17% increase
	Linn Grove	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	211	---
	Marathon	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	293	2.98% decrease
	Nemaha	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	89	12.75% decrease
	Newell	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	869	2.03% decrease
	Rembrandt	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	223	2.19% decrease
	Schaller	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	701	10.01% decrease
	Sioux Rapids	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	706	1.94% decrease
	Truesdale	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	87	4.4% decrease
	Varina	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	78	13.33% decrease

Buena Vista County

Storm Lake is located in Buena Vista County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buena Vista: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and Sac. Although it doesn't share a border with Buena Vista, Woodbury it is close to Storm Lake.

Below are counties that are near Storm Lake (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Storm Lake:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Storm Lake
	Calhoun County	E	Knoke	23 miles [37 km]
	Carroll County	S	Breda	33 miles [53 km]
	Cherokee County	W	Aurelia	12 miles [19 km]
	Clay County	N	Cornell	20 miles [32 km]
	Crawford County	S	Boyer River	31 miles [49 km]
	Humboldt County	E	Gilmore City	39 miles [62 km]
	Ida County	SW	Galva	14 miles [22 km]
	O'Brien County	NW	Waterman	24 miles [38 km]
	Palo Alto County	NE	Ayrshire	32 miles [51 km]
	Plymouth County	W	Kingsley	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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