[5] A post office was established as Dakotah in 1856, and renamed Dakota City in 1924.

[6] Dakota City's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 42.721944, -94.200317.

[8] As of the census of 2020,[12] there were 759 people, 347 households, and 209 families residing in the city.

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.7% of the population.

As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 843 people, 351 households, and 238 families residing in the city.

25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 911 people, 356 households, and 253 families residing in the city.

25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Three Rivers Bike Trail, built on an abandoned railroad grade, passes through town.

One of its interesting features is a trestle just south of its highway 3 overpass where it crosses another abandoned railway — also converted to a trail.