Decatur County, Iowa

The Decatur County Courthouse in Leon, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Leon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 207 North Main Leon, IA 50144-0000
Foundation :	1846
Made up from:	Appanoose County
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	8457  (2010)
Population density :	6.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1381 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

The Decatur County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 8,457 residents and a population density of 6.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population decreased to 8136. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Leon .

geography

The county is located in the extreme south of Iowa on the Missouri border and has an area of ​​1,381 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water.

The west of the county is traversed in a north-south direction by the Thompson River (also called Thompson Fork Grand River ), which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Grand River and the Missouri River .

The following neighboring counties border Decatur County:

Union County	Clarke County	Lucas County
Ringgold County		Wayne County
	Harrison County     Mercer County ( Missouri )

history

Decatur

Decatur County was formed in 1846 from former parts of Appanoose County. It was named after Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), a hero in the war of 1812 .

The administration was established in 1850. In 1853 the administrative seat was established and relocated to Independence. Because there was already a town in Buchanan County called Independence, the name of the administrative center was changed to South Independence. In 1855 it was renamed Leon, as the city is still called today.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	965		-
1860	8677		799.2%
1870	12,018		38.5%
1880	1533		-87.2%
1890	15,643		920.4%
1900	18,115		15.8%
1910	16,347		-9.8%
1920	16,566		1.3%
1930	14,903		-10%
1940	14,012		-6%
1950	12,601		-10.1%
1960	10,539		-16.4%
1970	9737		-7.6%
1980	9794		0.6%
1990	8338		-14.9%
2000	8689		4.2%
2010	8457		-2.7%
2013 estimate	8136		-3.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

The first court and administration building was a log cabin and was built in 1851. After only a few years it was already too small and a new one had to be built. This was destroyed by the wind during construction. The next building burned down in 1874.

In 1875 a brick building was built to offer more resistance to wind and fire. However, burglars stole the contents of the safe in 1877, but they could be retrieved.

In 1905 the citizens decided on a new building. Built in 1908 from iron, brick, marble and granite, this building was fire and burglarproof and is still in operation today.

population

According to the 2010 census , there were 8,457 people in 3,376 households in Decatur County. The population density was 6.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 3376 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 1.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 32,242  USD . The per capita income was $ 17,515. 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Decatur County

Citys

Davis City Decatur City Garden Grove Grand River

Lamoni Le Roy Leon Pleasanton

Van worth Weldon 1

Unincorporated Communities

• High point
• Woodland

^{1 - partially in Clarke County}

structure

Decatur County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Bloomington Township 227    19-90276 Burrell Township 342    19-90408 Center township 264    19-90594 Decatur Township 411    19-90921 Eden Township 282    19-91140 Fayette Township 210    19-91323 Franklin Township 360    19-91398 Garden Grove Township 382    19-91506

Township Population (2010) FIPS Grand River Township 91    19-91611 Hamilton Township 158    19-91806 High Point Township 150    19-91959 Long Creek Township 396    19-92712 Morgan Township 100    19-93006 New Buda Township 291    19-93072 Richland Township 382    19-93579 Woodland Township 110    19-94776

The cities of Lamoni and Leon do not belong to any township.

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Decatur County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000233.Retrieved March 21, 2018
2. ^ Decatur 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 - Decatur County, IA ( July 9, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved December 21, 2014
4. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 21, 2014
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
7. ^ E-ReferenceDesk, Decatur County, Iowa - County History (Sources: The History of Decatur County, Iowa 1970 by Himena V. Hoffman William Greenwood, Decatur County Auditor, 2002). Retrieved February 22, 2011
8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

• Quality Directory of Decatur County, Iowa Businesses
• city-data.com - Decatur County, Iowa

Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′  N , 93 ° 47 ′  W