Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Sauk and Fox

History
The Sac and Fox Agency was established in 1866 for the Sauk and Fox Indians living in Tama County, Iowa. The Sac and Fox Sanatorium was established in 1913 and agency duties were assigned to it. The Sac and Fox Boarding School also operated from 1874 to 1911 and there were also a number of day schools.

Records
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Sac and Fox Agency, as well as many pages of Indian Population Schedules for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 149, Sac and Fox Indian Reservation, in Tama County, Iowa.