Larrabee County, Iowa
![Map of Iowa highlighting Kossuth County. (See its size.)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Iowa_highlighting_Kossuth_County.svg/220px-Map_of_Iowa_highlighting_Kossuth_County.svg.png)
Larrabee County was a proposed county in the northern part of
Background
![Image shows a map of Iowa highlighting the defunct Bancroft county.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Map_of_Iowa_highlighting_Bancroft_County.svg/220px-Map_of_Iowa_highlighting_Bancroft_County.svg.png)
When Iowa became a state in 1846, it had 48 counties. On January 15, 1851, the third
On May 13, 1870, after post-
Proposal
![Portrait of William Larrabee, who the county was to be named after.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Portrait_of_William_Larrabee.jpg/220px-Portrait_of_William_Larrabee.jpg)
On February 22, 1913, the creation of Larrabee County was proposed by James McHose, an Iowa congressman from Boone, Iowa.[1] The name "Larrabee" would honor governor William Larrabee.[1][5] However, the residents of northern Kossuth County sent a delegation to Des Moines to express that they did not want Larrabee County to exist.[1]
In November 1914, a referendum was held in Kossuth County to determine whether Larrabee County should be established.[1][6] The proposal received 920 votes compared to the opposition's 3,599 votes; therefore, Larrabee County was not established, causing Iowa to remain a state of 99 counties.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Fannon-Langton 2019, p. 6.
- ^ a b Brown 2023.
- ^ Riley 2015.
- ^ a b c Schiek 2019, p. 4.
- ^ "Bill to Create Larrabee County Indorsed by House Committee". The Des Moines Register.
- ^ Long 2007.
Works cited
- Fannon-Langton, Dianne (April 21, 2019). "What happened to Iowa's 100th county?". The Gazette. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- Brown, Abby (April 25, 2023). "Development of Iowa's 99 Counties". Iowa PBS. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Riley, Roger (November 24, 2015). "What Ever Happened to Iowa's 100th County?". Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Schiek, Richard O. (March 6, 2019). "Pieces of Iowa's Past - The 100th Iowa County" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. LSA. Archived(PDF) from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Long, John H (2007). "IA: Consolidated Chronology". Iowa: Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via Newberry Library.
- "Bill to Create Larrabee County Indorsed by House Committee". The Des Moines Register. March 20, 1913. p. 1. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.