Clinton County, Iowa

administration
The Clinton County Courthouse in Clinton, listed on NRHP No. 81000230
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Clinton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 1900 North 3rd Street Clinton, IA 52732-2534
Foundation :	December 21, 1837
Made up from:	Dubuque County
Area code :	001 563
Demographics
Residents :	49,116 (2010)
Population density :	27.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1839 km²
Water surface :	39 km²
map

Website : www.clintoncounty-ia.gov

The Clinton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 49,116 residents and a population density of 27.3 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 48,420. The county seat is Clinton .

geography

The county is in the far east of Iowa; the border to the neighboring state of Illinois is formed by the Mississippi . Clinton County covers an area of 1,839 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water. The southern border is formed by the Wapsipinicon River , which flows into the Mississippi below Camanche .

The following neighboring counties border Clinton County:

Jones County	Jackson County	Carroll County, Illinois
		Whiteside County, Illinois
Cedar County	Scott County	Rock Island County (Illinois)

history

Clinton

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	821	-
1850	2822	243.7%
1860	18,938	571.1%
1870	35,357	86.7%
1880	36,763	4%
1890	41,199	12.1%
1900	43,832	6.4%
1910	45.394	3.6%
1920	43,371	-4.5%
1930	44,377	2.3%
1940	44,722	0.8%
1950	49,664	11.1%
1960	55,060	10.9%
1970	56,749	3.1%
1980	57,122	0.7%
1990	51,040	-10.6%
2000	50,149	-1.7%
2010	49,116	-2.1%
2013 estimate	48,420	-1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Clinton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from former parts of Dubuque County and the Wisconsin Territory .

It was named after DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), a governor of New York and strongest proponent of the Erie Canal . The cities of De Witt and Clinton were named after him.

In 1835 Elijah Buell built a log cabin for himself and his family, making him the first white settler in the area. In 1854 the first newspaper was published and in 1858 Lyons Female College , the first college for girls, opened its doors. The cost at the time was $ 175 per year per child.

Clinton County is the only one in Iowa that has had three different county capitals in its history: Camanche, De Witt, and Clinton.

population

According to the 2010 census , Clinton County had 49,116 people in 20,677 households. The population density was 27.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in each of the 20,677 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 2.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,020 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,040. 11.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Clinton County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Clinton County is divided into 18 townships :

Township	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Bloomfield Township	840	19-90267
Brookfield Township	416	19-90354
Camanche Township	4630	19-90450
Center township	580	19-90591
Deep Creek Township	736	19-90927
De Witt Township	6658	19-90993
Eden Township	758	19-91137
Elk River Township	761	19-91194
Grant Township	264	19-91644

Township	Pop. (2010)	FIPS
Hampshire Township	806	19-91818
Liberty Township	332	19-92448
Olive Township	819	19-93171
Orange Township	1177	19-93189
Sharon Township	701	19-93828
Spring Rock Township	1182	19-93990
Washington Township	346	19-94479
Waterford Township	692	19-94593
Welton Township	533	19-94641

^Sharon

^Brookfield

^Bloomfield

^Waterford

^{Deep
Creek}

^{Elk River}

^Hampshire

^{Clinton (City)}

^{Caman-
che}

^Eden

^{De Witt}

^orange

^olive

^{Spring
rock}

^Liberty

^Grant

^Welton

^{Washing-
ton}

^center

The city of Clinton does not belong to any township.

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
^ Clinton County (Iowa) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved in 2011-02-2011.
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Clinton County, IA. Retrieved December 10, 2014
↑ ^a ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 10, 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 : Clinton 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] Clinton County (Iowa) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved in 2011-02-2011.

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Clinton County, IA. Retrieved December 10, 2014

[naco-4] 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 .