Appanoose County

administration
The Appanoose County Courthouse in Centerville, listed on the NRHP since 1981
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Centerville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 201 North 12th Centerville, IA 52544-0000
Foundation :	February 17, 1843
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	12,887 (2010)
Population density :	10 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1337 km²
Water surface :	54 km²
map

Website : www.appanoosecounty.net

The Appanoose County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 12,887 residents and a population density of 10 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had decreased to 12,692. The county seat is Centerville .

geography

The Rathbun Dam

Rathbun Lake

The county is located in southern Iowa and borders Missouri to the south . It has an area of 1337 square kilometers, of which 54 square kilometers are water.

Appanoose County is traversed by the Chariton River , a left tributary of the Missouri . In the north of the county, the Chariton River is dammed through the Rathbun Dam to Rathbun Lake .

The following neighboring counties border Appanoose County:

Lucas County	Monroe County	Wapello County
Wayne County		Davis County
Putnam County, Missouri		Schuyler County, Missouri

history

1908 - The Relay Mine No. 3 in Centerville

Appanoose County was formed from designated free territory on February 17, 1843. It was named after Appanoose, a chief of the Fox Indians who did not take part in the Black Hawk War .

Today's district capital was formerly called Chaldea . Later she was named in honor of the former governor Senter of Tennessee renamed Senterville. Gradually Senterville became Centerville.

In April 1848, the $ 160 courthouse was put into operation and served as such until 1857. The second courthouse opened in 1864 and burned down to the lower floor due to exploding fireworks during the July 4th celebrations. The third courthouse opened on May 21, 1903 and is still in use today.

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	3131	-
1860	11,931	281.1%
1870	16,456	37.9%
1880	16,636	1.1%
1890	18,961	14%
1900	25,927	36.7%
1910	28,701	10.7%
1920	30,535	6.4%
1930	24,835	-18.7%
1940	24,245	-2.4%
1950	19,683	-18.8%
1960	16,015	-18.6%
1970	15.007	-6.3%
1980	15,511	3.4%
1990	13,743	-11.4%
2000	13,721	-0.2%
2010	12,887	-6.1%
2013 estimate	12,692	-1.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

As of the 2010 census , Appanoose County had 12,887 people in 5,766 households. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 5766 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 33,663 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,721. 19.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Appanoose County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Appanoose County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Bellair Township	554	19-90177
Caldwell Township	425	19-90435
Chariton Township	161	19-90642
Douglas Township	187	19-91023
Franklin Township	269	19-91386
Independence Township	248	19-92016

Township	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
John's Township	287	19-92271
Lincoln Township	172	19-92520
Pleasant Township	793	19-93357
Sharon Township	199	19-93822
Taylor Township	870	19-94092
Udell Township	343	19-94155