Cerro Gordo County Iowa Farmland Profile
| Location | North Central Iowa |
|---|---|
| County Size | 568 sq. miles |
| Total Acres | 300,851 |
| Cropland Acres | 281,536 |
| Average Price Per Acre Farmland | $10,177 |
| Average Price Per Acre for North Central, IA | $12,449 |
| CSR2 Weighted Average | 74.6 |
| CSR2 Cropland Average | 82 |
| State Average CSR2 | 68.6 |
| Average Price per CSR2 | $142.52 |
| Average County Rent | $292 |
| Rent Range | $243 - $340 |
| Average rent for North Central Iowa | $285 |
| Rent per CSR2 Point | $3.7 |
| Improved Permanent Pasture | $82 |
| Unimproved Permanent Pasture | $46 |
| Stalk Grazing per Acre | $11 |
| Hunting Rights per Acre | $15 |
Towns: Clear Lake, Meservey, Rock Falls, Thoton, Dougherty, Nora Springs, Rockwell, Ventura, Mason City, Plymouth, Swaledale
Unincorporated Areas: Burchinal, Freeman, Cameron, Hurley, Cartersville, Portland, Emery
Townships: Bath, Ceneseo, Lime Creek, Owen, Clear Lake, Grant, Lincoln, Pleasant Valley, Dougherty, Grimes, Mason, Portland, Falls, Lake, Mount Veon, Union
History: Cerro Gordo County was formed in 1851 and named after a battlefield in the Mexican War, where General Winfield Scott defeated the Mexican General Santa Anna on April 18, 1847. In 1851 the first white settlers came into the area of the present county and settled on Clear Lake. Four years later, on August 7, 1855, the first elections were held and the first legal proceedings occurred in 1857. In the summer of the same year, Livonia was chosen as the new county seat. In 1858, the seat was retued to Mason City. In 1866, the first courthouse was erected from stone at the cost of $600, which was used until 1900. The courthouse still used today was opened on November 17, 1960. Cerro Gordo County was the site of the airplane crash north of the city of Clear Lake, in which rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with their pilot Roger A. Peterson, were killed on February 3, 1959. The site is located in Grant Township, in the northweste part of the county.
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Cerro Gordo County Iowa Farmland Sales Resources
- Cerro Gordo County Iowa Website
- Cerro Gordo County Assessor GIS Website
- Land Prices on our Iowa Farmland Prices Heatmap
- Free E-Book on How to Sell Land
- Find an Iowa Estate Attorney
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