Lakota is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.

[4] The town received its name from the German heritage of many of the early settlers in the area.

Residents couldn't change their origin to protect themselves from the popular hatred of the time, but they could take the stigma of all things German from the town by wiping its name off the map, which they did.

An election was held on October 1, 1918, to vote to change the name of Germania to Lakota.

Mayor J. Gus Thaves filed the certificate changing the name to Lakota at the Kossuth County Courthouse on October 16, 1918.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2), all land.

There were 148 housing units at an average density of 203.1 per square mile (78.4/km2).

There were 136 housing units at an average density of 715.8 per square mile (276.4/km2).

37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 14.7% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.1% of those 65 or over.