| Official Name: | Sexton, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Established Title: | Post office opened |
| Established Date: | August 20, 1888 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kossuth |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Irvington, Prairie |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Sexton |
| Coordinates: | 43.0828°N -94.0892°W |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.70 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.70 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1220 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 46 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.07 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 50483 |
| Area Code: | 515 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 461516[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 19-71715 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 20.89 |
Sexton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Irvington Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 18 and Kossuth CR P60. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 37.[3]
Sexton was platted in 1889.[4] Sexton's population was 42 in 1902.[5]
The town contained a post office from August 1888 until May 1974.[6]
A few houses, a Racer's Bar and Grill and the Sexton elevator remain.
Sexton is in southeastern Kossuth County, 8miles east of Algona, the county seat, and 5miles west of Wesley. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sexton CDP has an area of 5.7sqkm, all land.[3] The CDP is on the south side of U.S. Route 18.