Cerro Gordo County

The Cerro Gordo County Courthouse in Mason City
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Mason City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Cerro Gordo County Courthouse 220 North Washington Avenue Mason City, Iowa 50401
Foundation :	1851
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	44,151  (2010)
Population density :	30 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1490 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map
Website : www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us

The Cerro Gordo County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 the county had 44,151 residents and a population density of 30 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 43,575. The county seat is Mason City .

geography

The county is located in northern Iowa, about 180 kilometers west of the border with Wisconsin forming Mississippi . The Minnesota border runs approximately 30 km north.

Cerro Gordo County covers an area of ​​1490 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed by the Winnebago River and the Shell Rock River , which belong to the Mississippi River basin via the Cedar River and the Iowa River .

The following neighboring counties border Cerro Gordo County:

Winnebago County	Worth County	Mitchell County
Hancock County		Floyd County
Wright County	Franklin County	Butler County

traffic

Interstate 35 and US Highway 65 run through the county in a north-south direction , and US Highway 18 in an east-west direction .

history

Battle of Cerro Gordo

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	940		-
1870	4722		402.3%
1880	11,461		142.7%
1890	14,864		29.7%
1900	20,672		39.1%
1910	25,011		21%
1920	34,675		38.6%
1930	38,476		11%
1940	43,845		14%
1950	46.053		5%
1960	49,894		8.3%
1970	49,335		-1.1%
1980	48,458		-1.8%
1990	46,733		-3.6%
2000	46,447		-0.6%
2010	44.151		-4.9%
2013 estimate	43,575		-1.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Cerro Gordo County was formed in 1851 and named after a battlefield in the Mexican-American War in which General Winfield Scott defeated Mexican General Santa Ana on April 18, 1847.

The first white settlers came to what is now the county in 1851 and settled on Clear Lake. Four years later, on August 7, 1855, the first elections were held and the first trial took place in 1857. In the summer of the same year Livonia was chosen as the new district capital.

In 1858 the seat was moved back to Mason City. In 1866, the first stone courthouse was built for $ 600 and was in use until 1900. The courthouse, which is still in use today, was put into operation on November 17, 1960 and expanded in 1999 with a first extension for the sheriff's office and in 2000 with another extension for prisoners.

population

According to the 2010 census , Cerro Gordo County had 44,151 people in 19,399 households. The population density was 30 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.20 people each in the 19,399 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,494  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,332. 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Cerro Gordo County

Citys

Clear Lake Dougherty Mason City Meservey

Nora Springs 1 Plymouth Rock Falls Rockwell

Swaledale Thornton Ventura

Census-designated places (CDP)

• Burchinal
• Portland

Other Unincorporated Communities

Cartersville Central Heights Emery

Freeman Hanford Winnebago Heights

^{1 - partially in Floyd County}

structure

Cerro Gordo County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Bath Township 281    19-90135 Clear Lake Township 1483    19-90721 Dougherty Township 228    19-91017 Falls township 993    19-91308 Geneseo Township 1223    19-91551 Grant Township 347    19-91641 Grimes Township 830    19-91773 Lake Township 338    19-92346

Township Population (2010) FIPS Lime Creek Township 519    19-92508 Lincoln Township 254    19-92538 Mason Township 342    19-92886 Mount Vernon Township 303    19-93042 Owen Township 259    19-93246 Pleasant Valley Township 440    19-93408 Portland Township 295    19-93456 Union Township 160    19-94188

The cities of Clear Lake and Mason City are not part of any township.

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Cerro Gordo County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cerro Gordo 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 - Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Retrieved September 28, 2014
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 28, 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 : Cerro Gordo County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - Cerro Gordo County

Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ′  N , 93 ° 16 ′  W