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Storm Lake is a city in and the county chair of Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 11,269 in the 2020 census, an enlargement from 10,076 in the 2000 census. Located along the northern shore of the Storm Lake reservoir, the city is house to Buena Vista University, King’s Pointe Waterpark Resort, the Living Heritage Tree Museum, and the Santa’s Castle holiday attraction. It is the principal city of the Storm Lake micropolitan area.

Storm Lake was incorporated in 1873. The city of Storm Lake was named from the lake where it is said a trapper experienced a rasping storm. A more admiring legend claims the lake took its state after two star-crossed lovers from opposed Native American bands paddled out for a everyday rendezvous, only to be drowned as a rushed storm blew in.

As of the 2020 census, Storm Lake was the most ethnically diverse city in Iowa, with more than 60% of the population self identifying as non-white. Additionally, 86.5% of students enrolled in the public university district are non-Caucasian. Storm Lake’s diversity is the repercussion of many factors, including refugee resettlement programs and an abundance of meat packing jobs drawing migrant workers to the town.