Boone County, Iowa
The Boone County Courthouse in Boone, listed on the NRHP since 1981 |
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US state : | Iowa |
Administrative headquarters : | Boone |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Boone County Courthouse 201 State Street Boone, IA 50036 |
Foundation : | February 1846 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 515 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 26,306 (2010) |
Population density : | 17.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1485 km² |
Water surface : | 5 km² |
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Website : www.co.boone.ia.us |
The Boone County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 26,306 people and a population density of 17.8 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 26,364. The county seat is Boone .
geography
The county is located just west of the geographic center of Iowa and covers an area of 1,485 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water.
Boone County is traversed from north to south by the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .
The following neighboring counties border Boone County:
Webster County | Hamilton County | |
Greene County | Story County | |
Dallas County | Polk County |
history
Boone County was formed in February 1847 from territory that was designated as free - but actually populated by Indians . It was named after Captain Nathan Boone , son of Daniel Boone .
After it was first administered from Polk County, citizens decided to set up their own jurisdiction, elect a legislative assembly, and set up their own administration.
By 1871, the division of the county into 17 townships and their boundaries that still exist today had been completed.
After court hearings in the county were first held in private or school houses, a new courthouse was built in 1857. In 1868 a larger building was erected; the current building was completed in 1918.
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 735 | - | |
1860 | 4232 | 475.8% | |
1870 | 14,584 | 244.6% | |
1880 | 20,838 | 42.9% | |
1890 | 23,772 | 14.1% | |
1900 | 28,200 | 18.6% | |
1910 | 27,626 | -2% | |
1920 | 29,892 | 8.2% | |
1930 | 29,271 | -2.1% | |
1940 | 29,782 | 1.7% | |
1950 | 28,139 | -5.5% | |
1960 | 28,037 | -0.4% | |
1970 | 26,470 | -5.6% | |
1980 | 26,184 | -1.1% | |
1990 | 25.186 | -3.8% | |
2000 | 26,224 | 4.1% | |
2010 | 26,306 | 0.3% | |
2013 estimate | 26,364 | 0.2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013 |
population
According to the 2010 census , Boone County had 26,306 people in 10,914 households. The population density was 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 10,914 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 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 1.9 percent of the population.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 51,678 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,079. 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
Tourist destinations include the Boone County Historical Center in Boone, the Kate Shelley Railroad Museum in Moingona, and the Hickory Grove Rural School Museum in the Don Williams Recreation Area in north Ogden.
Localities in Boone County
1 - partly in Polk and Story Counties
structure
Boone County is divided into 17 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000226.Retrieved October 31, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78001207.Retrieved October 21, 2011
- ↑ Boone 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 - Boone County, IA. Retrieved October 31, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 31, 2014
- ↑ Boone County, Iowa - County History ( March 20, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ↑ Boone County, Iowa - Courthouse History ( September 2, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
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Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′ N , 93 ° 56 ′ W