Buena Vista County

Buena Vista County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Storm Lake
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 220 Storm Lake, IA 50588-0220
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	20,260  (2010)
Population density :	13.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1502 km²
Water surface :	14 km²
map
Website : www.co.buena-vista.ia.us

The Buena Vista County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 the county had 20,260 residents and a population density of 13.6 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 20,567. The county seat is Storm Lake .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Iowa and has an area of ​​1,502 km², of which 14 km² are water.

The North Raccoon River rises in the northeast of the county and forms part of the Mississippi River basin via the Raccoon River and the Des Moines River . The north and west of the county is drained by the Little Sioux River , a left tributary of the Missouri .

The following neighboring counties border Buena Vista County:

O'Brien County	Clay County	Palo Alto County
Cherokee County		Pocahontas County
Ida County	Sac County	Calhoun County

history

Battle of Buena Vista

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	57		-
1870	1585		2,680.7%
1880	7537		375.5%
1890	13,548		79.8%
1900	16,975		25.3%
1910	15,981		-5.9%
1920	18,556		16.1%
1930	18,667		0.6%
1940	19,838		6.3%
1950	21,113		6.4%
1960	21,189		0.4%
1970	20,693		-2.3%
1980	20,774		0.4%
1990	19,965		-3.9%
2000	20,411		2.2%
2010	20,260		-0.7%
2013 estimate	20,567		1.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Buena Vista County was formed on January 15, 1851 from territory that was designated as free - but actually populated by Indians . It was named in memory of the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War .

The first courthouse, a two-story wooden house, was built in Sioux Rapids in 1870 but burned down in 1877. In 1878 the administrative center was relocated to Storm Lake and court hearings were held at the town hall there. In 1888 a new three-story brick building was completed as a new courthouse .

The current building was opened in 1972.

population

Wind farm in Buena Vista County

According to the 2010 census , Buena Vista County had 20,260 people in 7,579 households. The population density was 13.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in each of the 7579 households.

The racial the population was composed of 80.7 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 5.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 22.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,864  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,881. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Buena Vista County

Citys

Albert City Alta Lakeside Linn Grove marathon

Newell Rembrandt Sioux Rapids Storm Lake Truesdale

Unincorporated Communities

Bel Air Beach Casino Beach Cornell Diamond Center

Hanover Juniata Sulfur Springs West Storm Lake

structure

Buena Vista County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Barnes Township 575    19-90129 Brooke Township 140    19-90351 Coon Township 172    19-90822 Elk Township 194    19-91173 Fairfield Township 891    19-91272 Grant Township 308    19-91632 Hayes Township 1199    19-91887 Lee Township 231    19-92400

Township Population (2010) FIPS Lincoln Township 159    19-92529 Maple Valley Township 226    19-92823 Newell Township 1125    19-93078 Nokomis Township 2209    19-93129 Poland Township 442    19-93435 Providence Township 254    19-93513 Scott Township 246    19-93768 Washington Township 514    19-94461

The cities of Sioux Rapids and Storm Lake do not belong to any township.

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Buena Vista County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Buena Vista County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Buena Vista County, IA. Retrieved November 16, 2014
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 16, 2014
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ^ Iowa Courthouses - Buena Vista County Courthouse in Storm Lake. Retrieved February 21, 2011
7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

• Buena Vista County. In: bvcountyiowa.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019 . 
• city-data.com - Buena Vista County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′  N , 95 ° 9 ′  W