Benton County, Iowa
![]() The Benton County Courthouse in Vinton, listed on the NRHP since 1976 |
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US state : | Iowa |
Administrative headquarters : | Vinton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 549 Vinton, IA 52349-0549 |
Foundation : | December 21, 1837 |
Made up from: | Dubuque County |
Area code : | 001 319 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 26,076 (2010) |
Population density : | 14.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1855 km² |
Water surface : | 5 km² |
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Website : www.bentoncountyiowa.org |
The Benton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 26,076 residents and a population density of 14.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 25,699. The county seat is Vinton .
Benton County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Cedar Rapids .
geography
The county is located in the middle east of Iowa and has an area of 1855 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water.
The northeast of the county is traversed by the Cedar River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Iowa River . The Iowa River touches the far southwest of the county.
The following neighboring counties border Benton County:
Black Hawk County | Buchanan County | |
Tama County |
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Linn County |
Poweshiek County | Iowa County | Johnson County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 672 | - | |
1860 | 8496 | 1,164.3% | |
1870 | 22,454 | 164.3% | |
1880 | 24,888 | 10.8% | |
1890 | 24,178 | -2.9% | |
1900 | 25,177 | 4.1% | |
1910 | 23,156 | -8th % | |
1920 | 24,080 | 4% | |
1930 | 22,851 | -5.1% | |
1940 | 22,879 | 0.1% | |
1950 | 22,656 | -1 % | |
1960 | 23,422 | 3.4% | |
1970 | 22,885 | -2.3% | |
1980 | 23,649 | 3.3% | |
1990 | 22,429 | -5.2% | |
2000 | 25,308 | 12.8% | |
2010 | 26,076 | 3% | |
2013 estimate | 25,699 | -1.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013 |
Benton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from parts of Dubuque County. It was named after Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), who represented the neighboring state of Missouri in the US Senate .
In the spring of 1846 an administrative seat was set up, which was named Northport. A little later, the city was renamed Fremont after General John C. Frémont . Since there was already a place with the same name in Iowa, another name was changed. The still official name of the administrative headquarters is Vinton , named after the representative Plynn Vinton from Ohio , who paid 50 dollars for it.
In 1856 the foundation stone was laid for the first continuously used courthouse. The current courthouse was built between 1905 and 1906.
population
As of the 2010 census , there were 26,076 people in 10,196 households in Benton County. The population density was 14.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 10,196 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 56,592 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,814. 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Benton County localities
Other Unincorporated Communities
1 - partially in Linn County
structure
Benton County is divided into 20 townships :
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The cities of Belle Plaine , Shellsburg and Vinton do not belong to any township.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76000733.Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Benton County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, IA. Retrieved October 15, 2014
- ^ A b National Association of Counties. Retrieved October 15, 2014
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ^ E-referencedesk - Benton County, Iowa. Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
Web links
Coordinates: 42 ° 5 ′ N , 92 ° 4 ′ W