Chickasaw County, Iowa

administration
The Chickasaw County Courthouse in New Hampton, listed on NRHP No. 81000228
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	New Hampton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 311 New Hampton, IA 50659-0311
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Fayette County
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	12,439 (2010)
Population density :	9.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1309 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.chickasawcoia.org

The Chickasaw County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 12,439 people and a population density of 9.5 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 12,321. The county seat is New Hampton .

geography

The county is located in northeast Iowa and has an area of 1,309 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is about 25 miles to the north from Minnesota and about 80 km to the east from the Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin and Illinois .

In the extreme southeast, the county is traversed by the Cedar River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Iowa River . Further east, the Wapsipinicon River flows through the county, which further south also flows into the Mississippi.

The following neighboring counties border Chickasaw County:

Mitchell County	Howard County
Floyd County		Winneshiek County Fayette County
Butler County	Bremer County

history

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	4336	-
1870	10,180	134.8%
1880	14,534	42.8%
1890	15,019	3.3%
1900	17,037	13.4%
1910	15,375	-9.8%
1920	15,431	0.4%
1930	14,637	-5.1%
1940	15,227	4%
1950	15,228	0%
1960	15,034	-1.3%
1970	14,969	-0.4%
1980	15,437	3.1%
1990	13,295	-13.9%
2000	13,095	-1.5%
2010	12,439	-5%
2013 estimate	12,321	-0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Chickasaw County was formed on January 15, 1851 from former parts of Fayette County. It was named after the Chickasaw Indians who used to live in the south .

The first white settlers arrived in 1848 and the first county seat was in Bradford , in the southwest corner of the county , from 1854 . In the spring of 1857 the headquarters were relocated to New Hampton, which was near the geographic center and was then still called the Chickasaw Center . The first necessary county government offices were housed in private homes and the school building. It was not until 1865 that the first courthouse was built, which was expanded in 1876 and completely destroyed by fire on March 26, 1880.

In the American Civil War , Chickasaw County gained national fame through the Chickasaw Souldiers of G Company of the 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment .

population

According to the 2010 census , Chickasaw County's 12,439 people were living in 5,167 households. The population density was 9.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 5167 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,990 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,783. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Chickasaw County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Floyd County

2 - mostly in Howard County}

structure

Chickasaw County is divided into 12 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bradford Township	2167	19-90324
Chickasaw Township	811	19-90663
Dayton Township	1615	19-90909
Deerfield Township	487	19-90942
Dresden Township	725	19-91083
Fredericksburg Township	932	19-91437

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Jacksonville Township	449	19-92184
New Hampton Township	2928	19-93081
Richland Township	306	19-93576
Stapleton Township	729	19-94008
Utica Township	421	19-94299
Washington Township	869	19-94473

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ Chickasaw County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Chickasaw County, IA. Retrieved December 3, 2014
↑ ^a ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 3, 2014
^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] Chickasaw County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Chickasaw County, IA. Retrieved December 3, 2014

[naco-4] National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 3, 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 .