Clayton County, Iowa

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The Clayton County Courthouse in Elkader, listed in the NRHP since 1976 [1]
The Clayton County Courthouse in Elkader, listed on the NRHP since 1976
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Elkader
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 416
Elkader, IA 52043-0416
Foundation : December 21, 1837
Made up from: Dubuque County
Area code : 001 563
Demographics
Residents : 18,129  (2010)
Population density : 9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2053 km²
Water surface : 36 km²
map
Map of Clayton County within Iowa
Website : www.claytoncountyiowa.net
Traffic signs

The Clayton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 18,129 residents and a population density of 9 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 17,773. The county seat is Elkader .

geography

The county is located in northeast Iowa, with the Mississippi River in the east forming the natural border with Wisconsin . Clayton County covers an area of ​​2053 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water.

On the banks of the Mississippi in County lies part of the only National Monument in Iowa: Effigy Mounds National Monument , an archaeological reserve for artificial hill structures of early Indian cultures.

The following neighboring counties border Clayton County:

Winneshiek County Allamakee County Crawford County,
Wisconsin
Fayette County Neighboring communities Grant County,
Wisconsin
Buchanan County Delaware County Dubuque County

National protected areas

Clayton County each has a share of the following protected areas:

history

Clayton
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 1101 -
1850 3873 251.8%
1860 20,728 435.2%
1870 27,771 34%
1880 28,829 3.8%
1890 26,733 -7.3%
1900 27,750 3.8%
1910 25,576 -7.8%
1920 25,032 -2.1%
1930 24,559 -1.9%
1940 24,334 -0.9%
1950 22,522 -7.4%
1960 21,962 -2.5%
1970 20,606 -6.2%
1980 21,098 2.4%
1990 19,054 -9.7%
2000 18,678 -2%
2010 18,129 -2.9%
2013 estimate 17,773 -2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Clayton County was formed on December 21, 1837. It was named after John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856), a long-time US Senator who served as Secretary of State from 1849 to 1850 .

The first white settlers came to the north bank of the Turkey River in 1833 , about 10 km from its mouth, near Millville . They built a ferry to allow other settlers to cross the river.

The first seat of the county government was in 1837 in Prairie La Porte, which was renamed Guttenberg in 1847. The first county meeting was held at Graybill's Tavern in 1838 . The first courthouse was built in 1840. From 1843 the county seat was in Jacksonville (later Garnavillo). The second courthouse was built in 1844. In 1856 the county seat was moved to Elkader for a year before it came back to Guttenberg by 1860 and was moved back to Elkader. Today's Clayton County Courthouse was completed in 1887 and built of hewn stone.

population

According to the 2010 census , Clayton County had 18,129 people in 7,615 households. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 7,615 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,387  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,101. 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Clayton County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1partly in Delaware County
2partly in Allamakee County

structure

Clayton County is divided into 22 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Boardman Township 1684    19-90291
Buena Vista Township 289    19-90378
Cass Township 1689    19-90498
Clayton Township 245    19-90705
Cox Creek Township 380    19-90843
Elk Township 695    19-91176
Farmersburg Township 561    19-91311
Garnavillo Township 1012    19-91542
Giard Township 376    19-91566
Grand Meadow Township 622    19-91605
Highland Township 216    19-91929
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Jefferson Township 2624    19-92214
Lodomillo Township 708    19-92685
Mallory Township 391    19-92808
Marion Township 347    19-92841
Mendon Township 1888    19-92913
Millville Township 482    19-92943
Monona Township 2225    19-92961
Read Township 331    19-93543
Sperry Township 485    19-93957
Volga Township 489    19-94374
Wagner Township 390    19-94380

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76000745 Retrieved December 10, 2014
  2. ^ Clayton County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Clayton County, IA. Retrieved December 10, 2014
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 10, 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 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 42 ° 51 ′  N , 91 ° 21 ′  W