[2] The county is named in honor of Captain John Page of the 4th U.S. Infantry, who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Palo Alto.

The racial makeup of the county was 96.11% White, 1.66% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races.

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Page County.

The fire was believed to have started in the attic and spread throughout much of the building.

Multiple area fire departments fought the blaze and saved the structure.

Court services were relocated to several buildings in Clarinda and other areas of Page County as repairs were made to the courthouse.

Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1932 landslide was the only Democrat to win the county post-Civil War, and even he couldn't hold onto the county 4 years later despite winning in an even bigger landslide.