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Wright County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,943. [1] The county seat is Clarion. [2] The county organization became effective in January 1851, and is believed to be named either after Silas Wright, a governor of New York, or Joseph Albert Wright, a governor of Indiana.
In 2007, Wright Medical Center and Belmond Medical Center began collaboration by sharing administration, physicians and other ways to minimize the number of patients leaving Wright County for healthcare. In 2012 the two hospitals restructured and renamed themselves as Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics, with main campuses in Clarion and Belmond.
Clarion is the birthplace of the four-leaf clover emblem used by the 4-H Clubs of America, conceived of in 1907 by the local school superintendent, O.H. Benson. [citation needed] In March 1994, some 1000 protesters gathered to object to Iowa Select Farms locating a CAFO farrowing unit near Briggs Woods Lake in Hamilton County, Iowa.
Mark I. Thompson (born 1955) is an American politician, harvest worker, former Marine and former counterterrorism coordinator who has represented the 56th district in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of Humboldt County, Hancock County and most of Wright County, with the exception of parts of its southeast. [1]
Wright County. Belmond Independent – Belmond; Eagle Grove Eagle – Eagle Grove; Wright County Monitor – Clarion; Defunct newspapers. Cerro Gordo County Republican (Mason City) (1893–1906) Cresco Plain Dealer (Cresco) (1913–1945) Daily Iowegian – Centerville; Decorah Posten; Delaware County News (Manchester) (1896–1912)
Wright County Courthouse (Iowa) / 42.73222°N 93.73194°W / 42.73222; -93.73194. The Wright County Courthouse in Clarion, Iowa, United States was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] The courthouse was the fourth building the ...
Website. www .clargold .org. The Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District is a rural public P/K–12 school district headquartered in Clarion, Iowa. [2] The school district is mostly in Wright County, with portions of the district extending into Franklin, Humboldt and Hancock counties. The district serves the communities of Clarion ...
Clarion Municipal Airport ( ICAO: KCAV, FAA LID: CAV) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of Clarion, a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. [1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized ...