Clarke County, Iowa

The Clarke County Courthouse in Osceola
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Osceola
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 100 South Main Street Osceola, IA 50213-1270
Foundation :	January 13, 1846
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	9286  (2010)
Population density :	8.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1118 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map
Website : www.clarkecountyiowa.org

The Clarke County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 9,286 people and a population density of 8.3 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 9325. The county seat is Osceola .

geography

The county is located in southern Iowa, about 25 miles south of Missouri , and covers an area of ​​1,118 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Clarke County:

	Madison County    Warren County
Union County		Lucas County
Ringgold County	Decatur County	Wayne County

history

Clarke

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	79		-
1860	5427		6,769.6%
1870	8735		61%
1880	11,513		31.8%
1890	11,332		-1.6%
1900	12,440		9.8%
1910	10,736		-13.7%
1920	10,506		-2.1%
1930	10,384		-1.2%
1940	10,233		-1.5%
1950	9369		-8.4%
1960	8222		-12.2%
1970	7581		-7.8%
1980	8612		13.6%
1990	8287		-3.8%
2000	9133		10.2%
2010	9286		1.7%
2013 estimate	9325		0.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Clarke County was formed on January 13, 1846 as the original county from territory that was designated as free - but actually inhabited by Indians . The county was named after James Clarke (1812-1850), the last governor of the Iowa Territory (1845-1846).

The first white settlers in the area were the Mormons in 1846 , who spent the winter about 6 miles from Osceola on their way to Salt Lake City , Utah . The first permanent settlers were probably Robert Jamison and John Kyte. From 1851 the settlement began on a larger scale. The first lawyer was PJ Goss, who settled here for 30 years before moving to Kansas .

The first courthouse was completed in 1854 and served as such until 1883 when it was destroyed by a storm. The next courthouse, this time built of stone, was completed in 1892. The third courthouse, which is still in use today, was opened in 1956. The Hawkeye Mill north of Osceola was the county's first mill. The next mill was steam powered and a combination of a grain mill and a sawmill.

The first improvement in transportation came in 1868 when the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad moved their tracks through the county. In 1881 the north-south connection was added, which linked Iowa's capital Des Moines and Osceola with Missouri .

In 1907 all streets in Osceola were paved with stone, the first public library opened in 1910, and construction of the Bluegrass Trail , now known as US Highway 34, began in 1911 .

population

According to the 2010 census , Clarke County had 9,286 people in 3,690 households. The population density was 8.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.43 people in each of the 3,690 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.0 percent of the population.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,384  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,168. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Clarke County localities

Citys

• Murray
• Osceola
• Weldon ¹
• Woodburn

Unincorporated Communities

• Hopeville
• Lacelle

^{1 - partially in Decatur County}

structure

Clarke County is divided into 12 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Doyle Township 217    19-91077 Franklin Township 148    19-91395 Fremont Township 488    19-91470 Green Bay Township 248    19-91740 Jackson Township 450    19-92106 Knox Township 242    19-92322

Township Population (2010) FIPS Liberty Township 401    19-92445 Madison Township 151    19-92757 Osceola Township 392    19-93213 Troy township 1064    19-94134 Ward Township 263    19-94422 Washington Township 293    19-94476

The city of Osceola does not belong to any township.

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ^ Clarke 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 - Clarke County, IA. Retrieved December 4, 2014
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 4, 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 : Clarke County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• Clarke County Development Corporation
• city-data.com - Clarke County, Iowa

Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′  N , 93 ° 47 ′  W