Sioux County, Iowa was established in 1851 occupying an area of 820 square miles , its population estimated 32 thousand inhabitants whose livelihood depends heavily on agricultural production such crops livestock dairy products food processing etc while some businesses have started developing over recent years providing job opportunities locals . Orange City serves as Sioux’s county seat hosting multiple attractions like art museum horse racing park folk art center all adding additional layer recreational appeal . Outdoorsy activities include camping hiking fishing bird watching boating all taking place either at nearby forest preserves or local state parks making it great tourist destination .