Welcome toWapello County, Iowa
News and Announcements
Job Opening
IT Director
posted 1/2/25
Job Opening
Deputy Sheriff
posted 10/22/24
Job Opening
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE III
posted 8/14/23
Job Opening
Assistant Wapello County Attorney
posted 7/18/23
What's Happening
Jan
28
Board of Supervisors Meeting
9:30 am
101 W. 4th St. · Ottumwa, IA
101 W. 4th St. · Ottumwa, IA
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.
