Named in the honor of the Battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican-American War, the Palo Alto County was founded in 1851. Emmetsburg forms the county seat and the largest municipality of Palo Alto. A population of more than 9.4K with a rich blend of different and diverse races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others includes 4.1K households and 2.6K families are found here. It has an estimated area of 569 sq mi.

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