Cedar County, Iowa

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The Cedar County Courthouse in Tipton
The Cedar County Courthouse in Tipton
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Tipton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
400 Cedar Street
Tipton, IA 52772-1748
Foundation : December 21, 1837
Made up from: Dubuque County
Area code : 001 563
Demographics
Residents : 18,499  (2010)
Population density : 12.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1507 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Cedar County within Iowa
Website : www.cedarcounty.org

The Cedar County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 18,499 residents and a population density of 12.3 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 18,393. The county seat is Tipton .

geography

The county is located in eastern Iowa and is approximately 20 km west and northwest of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois .

It has an area of ​​1507 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. The county is traversed by the Cedar River of the same name , which belongs to the Mississippi River basin across the Iowa River .

The following neighboring counties border Cedar County:

Linn County Jones County
Johnson County Compass card (de) .svg Clinton County


Scott County
Muscatine County

Public facilities

Herbert Hoover Library

The county has eight libraries with a combined total of nearly 200,000 books, over 8,600 video documents, and over 8,900 audio documents. There are also 6 elementary schools, 4 middle schools and 5 universities for a total of around 3350 students.

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 1253 -
1850 3941 214.5%
1860 12,949 228.6%
1870 19,731 52.4%
1880 18,936 -4%
1890 18,253 -3.6%
1900 19,371 6.1%
1910 17,765 -8.3%
1920 17,560 -1.2%
1930 16,760 -4.6%
1940 16,884 0.7%
1950 16,910 0.2%
1960 17,791 5.2%
1970 17,655 -0.8%
1980 18,635 5.6%
1990 17,381 -6.7%
2000 18,187 4.6%
2010 18,499 1.7%
2013 estimate 18,393 -0.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Cedar County was formed on December 21, 1837 from former parts of Dubuque County. It was named after the Cedar River.

In 1840 the town of Tipton, now the county seat, was founded.

Before the Civil War , the area around West Branch was an important base for the Underground Railroad , a network for the liberation of slaves from the southern states.

Former US President Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) was born in West Branch in Cedar County.

population

According to the 2010 census , Cedar County had 18,499 people in 7,558 households. The population density was 12.3 people per square kilometer. In the 7558 households there were statistically 2.36 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 52,600  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,724. 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cedar County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Muscatine and Scott County
2 - partly in Johnson County
3 - partly in Muscatine County

structure

Cedar County is divided into 17 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Cass Township 333    19-90495
Center township 4045    19-90588
Dayton Township 1265    19-90906
Fairfield Township 236    19-91275
Farmington Township 2298    19-91317
Fremont Township 1241    19-91467
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Gower Township 539    19-91593
Inland Township 755    19-92046
Iowa Township 427    19-92055
Linn Township 179    19-92643
Massillon Township 308    19-92895
Pioneer Township 1517    19-93333
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Red Oak Township 184    19-93552
Rochester Township 599    19-93654
Springdale Township 3008    19-93975
Springfield Township 1122    19-93978
Sugar Creek Township 443    19-94023

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cedar 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 - Cedar County, IA. Retrieved October 6, 2014
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 6, 2014
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. ^ Cedar County, Iowa - History.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′  N , 91 ° 8 ′  W