Boone County, Iowa

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The Boone County Courthouse in Boone, listed on the NRHP since 1981 [1]
The Boone County Courthouse in Boone, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
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
map
Map of Boone County within Iowa
Website : www.co.boone.ia.us
The Boone Viaduct over the Des Moines River in Boone, listed in the NRHP since 1978

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 Compass card (de) .svg 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
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

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Polk and Story Counties

structure

Boone County is divided into 17 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Amaqua Township 241    19-90057
Beaver Township 144    19-90150
Cass Township 737    19-90489
Colfax Township 662    19-90756
Des Moines Township 13,602    19-90969
Dodge Township 536    19-91002
Douglas Township 2537    19-91029
Garden Township 1077    19-91503
Grant Township 337    19-91629
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Harrison Township 354    19-91860
Jackson Township 716    19-92094
Marcy Township 1259    19-92832
People's Township 334    19-93291
Pilot Mound Township 363    19-93330
Union Township 466    19-94176
Worth Township 723    19-94782
Yell Township 2218    19-94797

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000226.Retrieved October 31, 2014
  2. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78001207.Retrieved October 21, 2011
  3. ↑ Boone County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Boone County, IA. Retrieved October 31, 2014
  5. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 31, 2014
  6. ↑ Boone County, Iowa - County History ( March 20, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 20, 2011
  7. ↑ Boone County, Iowa - Courthouse History ( September 2, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 20, 2011
  8. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  9. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  10. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Boone County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′  N , 93 ° 56 ′  W