Butler County, Iowa

Butler County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Allison
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 325 Allison, IA 50602-0325
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 319
Demographics
Residents :	14,867  (2010)
Population density :	9.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1506 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map
Website : www.butlercoiowa.org

The Butler County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 14,867 residents and a population density of 9.9 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 15,021. The county seat is Allison .

geography

The county is located in northeastern Iowa and has an area of ​​1,506 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed by the West Fork Cedar River and its tributaries Shell Rock River and Beaver Creek . Across the Cedar River and the Iowa River , these rivers are part of the Mississippi basin .

It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Cerro Gordo County	Floyd County	Chickasaw County
Franklin County		Bremer County
Hardin County	Grundy County	Black Hawk County

history

William Orlando Butler

Butler County was formed on January 15, 1851 from designated as free - but in reality settled by Indians - territory. It was named after from Kentucky originating William Orlando Butler (1791-1880), a general and hero in the Mexican War , in 1848 for the office of US Vice President candidate.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	3724		-
1870	9951		167.2%
1880	14,293		43.6%
1890	15,463		8.2%
1900	17,955		16.1%
1910	17,119		-4.7%
1920	17,845		4.2%
1930	17,617		-1.3%
1940	17,986		2.1%
1950	17,394		-3.3%
1960	17,467		0.4%
1970	16,953		-2.9%
1980	17,668		4.2%
1990	15,731		-11%
2000	15.305		-2.7%
2010	14,867		-2.9%
2013 estimate	15,021		1 %
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Until 1854 the county was administered by other counties. Only from this point on did it have enough residents to set up its own administration. The first trial was held in a settler's small log cabin. It wasn't until 1858 that the first Clarksville courthouse was completed. Since the county administration was relocated shortly thereafter, it served as a school from 1863 to 1903.

When the Dubuque and Dakota Railroad to Allison was built in 1878 , the headquarters of the administration were moved there on January 10, 1881. Allison was named after the Dubuque republican politician, lawyer and US Senator William B. Allison .

population

According to the 2010 census , Butler County had 14,867 people in 6,217 households. The population density was 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.30 people lived in each of the 6,217 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 50,400  . The per capita income was $ 23,900. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Butler County localities

Citys

Allison Aplington Aredale Bristow Clarksville

Dumont Greene 1 New Hartford Parkersburg Shell skirt

Unincorporated Communities

Austinville Remote Kesley

Packard Powersville Sinclair

^{1 - to a small extent in Floyd County}

structure

Butler County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Albion Township 2030    19-90030 Beaver Township 1298    19-90153 Bennezette Township 260    19-90195 Butler Township 1719    19-90420 Coldwater Township 1440    19-90753 Dayton Township 292    19-90903 Fremont Township 327    19-91464 Jackson Township 657    19-92100

Township Population (2010) FIPS Jefferson Township 324    19-92211 Madison Township 276    19-92754 Monroe Township 1702    19-92967 Pittsford Township 900    19-93339 Ripley Township 236    19-93633 Shell Rock Township 1668    19-93837 Washington Township 329    19-94464 West Point Township 1409    19-94692

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ^ Butler 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 - Butler County, IA. Retrieved November 18, 2014
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 18, 2014
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

• Official website
• city-data.com - Butler County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′  N , 92 ° 47 ′  W