Davis County, Iowa

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The Davis County Courthouse in Bloomfield, listed on NRHP No. 74000779 [1]
The Davis County Courthouse in Bloomfield, listed on NRHP No. 74000779
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Bloomfield
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
Bloomfield, IA 52537-1611
Foundation : 1843
Made up from: Van Buren County
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 8753  (2010)
Population density : 6.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1308 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Davis County within Iowa
Website : daviscountyiowa.org

The Davis County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 8,753 people and a population density of 6.7 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased slightly to 8791. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Bloomfield .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Iowa and has an area of ​​1,308 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. The southern border of the county is also the border between Iowa and Missouri .

The extreme northeast of Davis County is traversed by the Des Moines River, which flows further southeast from the right into the Mississippi . Most of the county, however, is drained by the Fox River , which flows through the entire county in a west-east direction and further south also flows into the Mississippi.

The following neighboring counties border Davis County:

Monroe County Wapello County Jefferson County
Appanoose County Compass card (de) .svg Van Buren County
Schuyler County,
Missouri 		Scotland County
(Missouri)

history

G. Davis
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 7264 -
1860 13,764 89.5%
1870 15,565 13.1%
1880 16,468 5.8%
1890 15,258 -7.3%
1900 15,620 2.4%
1910 13,315 -14.8%
1920 12,574 -5.6%
1930 11,150 -11.3%
1940 11,136 -0.1%
1950 9959 -10.6%
1960 9199 -7.6%
1970 8207 -10.8%
1980 9104 10.9%
1990 8312 -8.7%
2000 8541 2.8%
2010 8753 2.5%
2013 estimate 8791 0.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Davis County was formed in 1843 from former parts of Van Buren County. It was named after Garrett Davis (1801–1872), a member of the US House of Representatives (1839–1847) and later US Senator from Kentucky (1861–1872).

The city of Bloomfield was chosen as the administrative seat from the start. The first courthouse was a two-story log cabin and was completed in 1844. As the building was very difficult to repair, it was finally abandoned in 1851. For the next 27 years, the county government offices were housed in separate buildings in Bloomfield.

In August 1877 the foundation stone was laid for a new court and administration building, which is still in use today.

In June 2002 Davis County celebrated the 125th anniversary of the building.

population

As of the 2010 census , Davis County had 8,753 people in 3,290 households. The population density was 6.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 3290 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

29.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,741  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,464. 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Davis County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Davis County is divided into 15 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Cleveland Township 761    19-90732
Drakesville Township 481    19-91080
Fabius Township 171    19-91263
Fox River Township 353    19-91377
Grove Township 234    19-91782
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Lick Creek Township 865    19-92502
Marion Township 208    19-92844
Perry Township 311    19-93297
Prairie Township 402    19-93480
Roscoe Township 220    19-93693
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Salt Creek Township 264    19-93747
Soap Creek Township 643    19-93933
Union Township 282    19-94197
West Grove Township 571    19-94677
Wyacondah Township 347    19-94791

The city of Bloomfield does not belong to any township.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Davis 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 - Davis County, IA ( July 9, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved December 14, 2014
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 14, 2014
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. ↑ eReferenceDesk, Davis County, Iowa - County History (Source: Megan Clyman, Davis County Deputy Recorder, 2002) Retrieved 22 February 2011
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 92 ° 25 ′  W