Fort Dodge is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River. The population was 24,871 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 25,136 in 2000. Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North Central and Northwest Iowa. It is located on U.S. Routes 20 and 169.
Midwest
Fort Dodge
Webster County, IA
Population
24,850
Walk Score
82 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$749
Median home value
$123,600
[[Municipal corporation
1869
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Fort Dodge Downtown Historic District · listed 2010
- Oak Hill Historic District · listed 1977
- Oakland Cemetery · listed 2000
Notable landmarks
- Coffin, Lorenzo S., Burial Plot · listed 1977
- Corpus Christi Church · listed 1976
- First National Bank Building · listed 2003
- Fort Dodge Junior High School · listed 2015
- Fort Dodge Senior High School · listed 2015
- Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
- North High School
- Oleson Park Music Pavilion · listed 2003
- Oleson Park Music Pavilion
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church · listed 2022
- South Junior High School
- Vincent House · listed 1973
- Wahkonsa Hotel · listed 2008
- Webster County Courthouse · listed 1981
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