Calhoun County, Iowa

The Calhoun County Courthouse in Rockwell City, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Rockwell City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 416 4th Street, Suite 1 Rockwell City, IA 50579-1428
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	9670  (2010)
Population density :	6.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1482 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map
Website : www.calhouncountyiowa.com

The Calhoun County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 9,670 people and a population density of 9.6 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 9,926. The county seat is Rockwell City .

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Iowa and covers an area of ​​1,482 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water.

The south-west of the county is from the North Raccoon River flows through which over the Raccoon River and the Des Moines River to the basin of the Mississippi belongs.

The following neighboring counties border Calhoun County:

Buena Vista County	Pocahontas County
Sac County		Webster County
	Carroll County     Greene County

history

Calhoun

The Calhoun County was formed on January 15, 1851 from designated as free - but in fact settled by Indians - territory. It was named in 1853 after John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), the 7th Vice President of the United States.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	147		-
1870	1602		989.8%
1880	5595		249.3%
1890	13,107		134.3%
1900	18,569		41.7%
1910	17,090		-8th %
1920	17,783		4.1%
1930	17.605		-1 %
1940	17,584		-0.1%
1950	16,925		-3.7%
1960	15,923		-5.9%
1970	14,287		-10.3%
1980	13,542		-5.2%
1990	11,508		-15%
2000	11,115		-3.4%
2010	9670		-13%
2013 estimate	9926		2.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

When the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad were also laid through this county in 1870 , the seat of the county administration was moved from Lake City to Rockwell City. The first train reached Rockwell City on August 7, 1882 and the population doubled in the same year. The first wooden courthouse burned down completely in 1884 and the administration was moved to a nearby hotel. The courthouse, which is still used today, was built in 1913.

From 1890 onwards, drains were built across the county on a large scale to drain the land and preserve more good farmland. In the years that followed, this became the right solution, and the county became one of the most agriculturally productive and prosperous in the state.

population

As of the 2010 census , there were 9,670 people in 4,293 households in Calhoun County. The population density was 9.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.15 people lived in each of the 4,293 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.5 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,833  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,195. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Calhoun County

Citys

Farnhamville 1 Jolley Knierim Lake City

Lohrville Lytton 2 Manson Pomeroy

Rinard Rockwell City Somers Yetter

Census-designated place (CDP)

• Twin Lakes

Unincorporated Communities

Knoke Lanedale Lavinia Piper

Rands Richards Sherwood Wieston

^{1 - partly in Webster County
2 - partly in Sac County}

structure

Calhoun County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Butler Township 873    19-90423 Calhoun Township 139    19-90441 Cedar Township 306    19-90528 Center township 820    19-90585 Elm Grove Township 164    19-91215 Garfield Township 189    19-91509 Greenfield Township 248    19-91758 Jackson Township 229    19-92103

Township Population (2010) FIPS Lake Creek Township 128    19-92370 Lincoln Township 1915    19-92532 Logan Township 115    19-92688 Reading Township 511    19-93546 Sherman Township 456    19-93855 Twin Lakes Township 1250    19-94152 Union Township 468    19-94179 Williams Township 132    19-94734

The city of Lake City does not belong to any township.

See also

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000227. Accessed March 21, 2018
2. ↑ Calhoun County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 23, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Calhoun County, IA. Retrieved November 21, 2014
4. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 21, 2014
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

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

Coordinates: 42 ° 23 ′  N , 94 ° 39 ′  W