Welcome toWapello County, Iowa
News and Announcements
Job Opening
Conservation Technician
posted 11/17/23
News
New Ordinance for Taxing Commercial Wind Turbines
posted 11/1/23
News
Job Opening
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE III
posted 8/14/23
Job Opening
Assistant Wapello County Attorney
posted 7/18/23
Job Opening
Full-Time Male and Female Correctional Officer
posted 6/1/23
What's Happening
Wapello County is administered by a three-member Board of Supervisors who are elected for four-year terms. Other elected officials include the Attorney, Auditor, Recorder, Sheriff, and Treasurer.
The county was created on February 17, 1843, from unorganized territory. The county opened at midnight with several hundred eager settlers camped along the eastern border. Within a month, Wapello County was home to more than 5,000 people.