Cass County, Iowa

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The Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic, listed on the NRHP since 2003 [1]
The Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic, listed on the NRHP since 2003
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Atlantic
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
5 W. 7th Street
Atlantic, IA 50022-1461
Foundation : January 15, 1851
Made up from: Pottawattamie County
Area code : 001 712
Demographics
Residents : 13,956  (2010)
Population density : 9.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1463 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Cass County within Iowa
Website : www.casscountyiowa.us

The Cass County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 13,956 residents and a population density of 9.6 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had decreased to 13,598. The county seat is Atlantic .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Iowa and is approximately 50 miles from Nebraska to the west and Missouri to the south. It has an area of ​​1463 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

The east of the county is traversed by the East Nishnabotna River , the eastern headwaters of the Nishnabotna River that flows into the Missouri .

The following neighboring counties border Cass County:

Shelby County Audubon County Guthrie County
Pottawattamie County Compass card (de) .svg Adair County
Montgomery County     Adams County

history

L. Cass
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1612 -
1870 5464 239%
1880 16,943 210.1%
1890 19,645 15.9%
1900 21,274 8.3%
1910 19,047 -10.5%
1920 19,421 2%
1930 19,422 0%
1940 18,647 -4%
1950 18,532 -0.6%
1960 17,919 -3.3%
1970 17.007 -5.1%
1980 16,932 -0.4%
1990 15,128 -10.7%
2000 14,684 -2.9%
2010 13,956 -5%
2013 estimate 13,598 -2.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Cass County was formed on January 15, 1851 from parts of Pottawattamie County. It was named after Lewis Cass (1782–1866), a former Secretary of War (1831–1836), US Senator (1845–1848, 1849–1857) and Secretary of State (1857–1860).

The first whites in this area were probably Mormons looking for a new home in the west. About 20 families spent the winter of 1846–1847 here. Some families stayed until 1851. The first white settler to settle here was Vincent M. Conrad with his wife and child. He built a log house and opened the first trading shop in 1854. His home later served as a postal office and he was made a Cass County tax officer.

The next permanent settler was Jeremiah Bradshaw, who settled on the site of what is now Cold Springs in 1851. He became postmaster there, opened a hotel and a horse changing station, and did a variety of county administration tasks.

population

As of the 2010 census , Cass County had 13,956 people in 6120 households. The population density was 9.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.18 people lived in each of the 6120 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.3 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. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,358  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,447. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cass County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Cass County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Bear Grove Township 248    19-90144
Benton Township 173    19-90204
Brighton Township 327    19-90336
Cass Township 652    19-90492
Edna Township 116    19-91155
Franklin Township 331    19-91392
Grant Township 1172    19-91638
Grove Township 7459    19-91779
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Lincoln Township 165    19-92535
Massena Township 526    19-92892
Noble township 324    19-93117
Pleasant Township 1267    19-93360
Pymosa Township 333    19-93528
Union Township 456    19-94185
Victoria Township 133    19-94350
Washington Township 274    19-94470

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 03000819.Retrieved November 8, 2011
  2. ^ Cass 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 - Cass County, IA. Retrieved November 27, 2014
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 27, 2014
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Iowa ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′  N , 94 ° 56 ′  W