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The 10 Best Mini Golf Courses in Iowa!

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Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, IA

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Lakota Town Facts

Lakota, Iowa. Population for Lakota from the last gathering is 255. You can view Lakota venues that host many Lakota IA events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Lakota page on Zillow. Currently Lakota has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $54,589. More real estate facts about Lakota: The number of properties currently for sale in Lakota is 7. The median homes for sale listing price is $38,392. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Lakota consisting of 4 with an average listing price for these house of $70,024. Out of the houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Lakota is . Interest rates for Lakota are at historic lows as well.

Lakota Iowa has a latitude of 43.379199981689 and a longitude of -94.09349822998. View the full profile

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