Crawford County, Iowa

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The Crawford County Courthouse in Denison, listed on the NRHP since 1981 [1]
The Crawford County Courthouse in Denison, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Denison
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1202 Broadway
Denison, IA 51442-0423
Foundation : January 1, 1851
Made up from: Shelby County
Area code : 001 712
Demographics
Residents : 17.096  (2010)
Population density : 9.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1852 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Crawford County within Iowa
Website : www.crawfordcounty.org

The Crawford County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 17,096 residents and a population density of 9.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had increased to 17,434. The county seat is Denison .

geography

The county is located almost in the far west of Iowa and is about 25 miles to the west from the Missouri , which forms the Iowa border with Nebraska . The county covers an area of ​​1,852 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

Crawford County is traversed from northeast to southwest by the Boyer River , a left tributary of the Missouri. The western source of the Nishnabotna River, which also drains into the Missouri, rises in the southeast of the county.

The following neighboring counties border Crawford County:

Woodbury County Ida County Sac County
Monona County Compass card (de) .svg Carroll County
Harrison County Shelby County Audubon County

history

Crawford
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 383 -
1870 2530 560.6%
1880 12,413 390.6%
1890 18,894 52.2%
1900 21,685 14.8%
1910 20,041 -7.6%
1920 20,614 2.9%
1930 21,028 2%
1940 20,538 -2.3%
1950 19,741 -3.9%
1960 18,569 -5.9%
1970 18,780 1.1%
1980 18,935 0.8%
1990 16,775 -11.4%
2000 16,942 1 %
2010 17.096 0.9%
2013 estimate 17,434 2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Crawford County was formed on January 1, 1851 from former parts of Shelby County.

It was named after the former finance and war minister and presidential candidate William Harris Crawford (1772-1834).

The first county courthouse was built in 1857. Construction of the second began on November 10, 1903. The first floor was built from sandstone, the second and third floor from white stones. A thorough restoration was carried out in 1976,

population

According to the 2010 census , Crawford County had 17,096 people in 6,537 households. The population density was 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 6537 households.

The racial the population was composed of 82.9 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 24.2 percent of the population.

26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,916  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,988. 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Crawford County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Community

structure

Crawford County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Boyer Township 186    19-90315
Charter Oak Township 704    19-90648
Denison Township 8682    19-90960
East Boyer Township 475    19-91107
Goodrich Township 322    19-91587
Hanover Township 192    19-91827
Hayes Township 229    19-91890
Iowa Township 274    19-92058
Jackson Township 145    19-92109
Milford Township 466    19-92928
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Morgan Township 207    19-93003
Nishnabotny Township 995    19-93114
Otter Creek Township 1350    19-93231
Paradise Township 252    19-93270
Soldier Township 303    19-93936
Stockholm Township 199    19-94017
Union Township 820    19-94191
Washington Township 239    19-94482
West Side Township 921    19-94701
Willow Township 135    19-94743

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000232. Retrieved March 12, 2012
  2. ↑ Crawford 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 - Crawford County, IA. Retrieved December 11, 2014
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 11, 2014
  5. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved November 17, 2011
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′  N , 95 ° 23 ′  W