Buchanan County, Iowa

Buchanan County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Independence
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 317 Independence, IA 50644-0317
Foundation :	December 21, 1837
Made up from:	Dubuque County
Area code :	001 319
Demographics
Residents :	20,958  (2010)
Population density :	14.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1485 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map
Website : www.co.buchanan.ia.us

The Buchanan County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 20,958 residents and a population density of 14.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the number of inhabitants increased slightly to 20,976. The county seat is Independence .

geography

The county is located in northeastern Iowa and is traversed by the Wapsipinicon River . It has an area of ​​1,485 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Buchanan County:

Bremer County	Fayette County	Clayton County
Black Hawk County		Delaware County
Benton County		Linn County

history

James Buchanan

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	517		-
1860	7906		1,429.2%
1870	17,034		115.5%
1880	18,546		8.9%
1890	18,997		2.4%
1900	21,427		12.8%
1910	19,748		-7.8%
1920	19,890		0.7%
1930	19,550		-1.7%
1940	20,991		7.4%
1950	21,927		4.5%
1960	22,293		1.7%
1970	21,746		-2.5%
1980	22,900		5.3%
1990	20,844		-9%
2000	21.093		1.2%
2010	20,958		-0.6%
2013 estimate	20,976		0.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Buchanan County was formed on December 21, 1837 in what was then the Wisconsin Territory from parts of Dubuque County. It was named after James Buchanan (1791–1868), the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861).

The first documented permanent white settler in the area was William Bennett, who built a log cabin here in February 1842. The county's first election was held in 1847, in which John Scott, Frederick Kessler and BD Springer were elected as representatives of the people. The first county courthouse was completed in May 1858. Construction of today's courthouse began in November 1938.

population

According to the 2010 census , Buchanan County had 20,958 people in 8,391 households. The population density was 14.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.44 people in each of the 8,391 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 51,052  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,897. 10.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Buchanan County localities

Citys

Aurora Brandon Fairbank 1 Hazleton

Independence Jesup 2 Lamont Quasqueton

Rowley Stanley 1 Winthrop

Unincorporated Communities

Bryantsburg Doris Littleton

Monti Otterville Shady Grove

^{1 - partly in Fayette County
2 - partly in Black Hawk County}

structure

Buchanan County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Buffalo Township 472    19-90384 Byron Township 1057    19-90432 Cono Township 444    19-90816 Fairbank Township 1831    19-91266 Fremont Township 253    19-91461 Hazleton Township 1695    19-91902 Homer Township 625    19-91977 Jefferson Township 767    19-92208

Township Population (2010) FIPS Liberty Township 1200    19-92439 Madison Township 695    19-92751 Middlefield Township 264    19-92919 Newton Township 360    19-93096 Perry Township 3252    19-93294 Sumner Township 3014    19-94047 Washington Township 4516    19-94458 Westburg Township 513    19-94656

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Buchanan County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Buchanan County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 23, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Buchanan County, IA. Retrieved October 22, 2014
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 23, 2011
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ↑ Buchanan County Iowa - History (By Anthony Bengston, Buchanan County Recorder Office, Fairbank, Iowa) ( December 1, 2012 memento from the Internet Archive ) Retrieved February 21, 2011
7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - Buchanan County

Coordinates: 42 ° 28 ′  N , 91 ° 50 ′  W