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Eagle Grove is one of the few non-county-seat towns in Iowa to be home of the county fair. The Wright County
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of 2000, there were 3,712 people, 1,511 households, and 994 families residing in the city. The population density was 936.1 inhabitants per square mile (361.4/km). There were 1,607 housing units at an average density of 405.3 units per square mile (156.5 units/km). The racial makeup of the city
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living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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in 1881. It was named from the eagle nests seen by early settlers in a nearby Oak tree grove perched above the bank of the Boone River. In 1851 Mr. N. B. Paine moved to Wright County, purchased property and constructed a log cabin that stood directly west of the grove. The nest was over six feet in
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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.
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diameter. The eagles settled in the nest in the spring and summer of 1855–56, However, in the spring of 1857 they were shot and killed by a trapper. Thus Eagle Grove was named in honour of these eagles.
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A History of the Origin of the Place Names
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1661:County seat
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1441:Weatherbase
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1108:other races
1090:was 97.33%
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1792:Ghost town
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1184:Woolstock
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