Dickinson County, Iowa

The Dickinson County Courthouse in Spirit Lake
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Spirit Lake
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1802 Hill Avenue Spirit Lake, IA 51360-1259
Foundation :	1851
Made up from:	Kossuth County
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	16,667  (2010)
Population density :	18 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	987 km²
Water surface :	59 km²
map
Website : www.co.dickinson.ia.us

The Dickinson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 16,667 residents and a population density of 18 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 16,955. The county seat is Spirit Lake .

geography

West Okoboji Lake

Postcard of the Iowa Great Lakes

The county is located in northwest Iowa on the Minnesota border and has an area of ​​987 square kilometers, of which 59 square kilometers are water. This makes it the smallest in terms of area in all of Iowa.

Dickinson County is home to the Iowa Great Lakes cluster of natural lakes, which includes West Okoboji Lake , East Okoboji Lake, and Spirit Lake . The lakes are drained by Milford Creek , which flows into the Little Sioux River , which flows through the west of Dickinson County , a left tributary of the Missouri .

The following neighboring counties border Dickinson County:

	Jackson County, Minnesota
Osceola County		Emmet County
O'Brien County	Clay County	Palo Alto County

history

Dickinson

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	180		-
1870	1389		671.7%
1880	1901		36.9%
1890	4328		127.7%
1900	7995		84.7%
1910	8137		1.8%
1920	10,241		25.9%
1930	10,982		7.2%
1940	12,185		11%
1950	12,756		4.7%
1960	12,574		-1.4%
1970	12,565		-0.1%
1980	15,629		24.4%
1990	14,909		-4.6%
2000	16,424		10.2%
2010	16,667		1.5%
2013 estimate	16,955		1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Dickinson County was formed in 1851 from former parts of Kossuth County. It was named after Daniel S. Dickinson (1800–1866), a US Senator from New York State (1844–1851).

The first settlers came in 1856. Fighting with Indians brought the settlement to a standstill. It was not until 1857 that the county was formed again and the administration was built a year later.

The first court and administrative building in Spirit Lake was partially completed in 1860. During the civil war it was used as a barracks and construction could not be finished until 1868. In 1872 it was destroyed by fire.

The next courthouse was built from the reused bricks from the first building. As this soon no longer met the requirements, construction of the third court and administration building began in 1890. A year later this could be handed over to its destination. In 1957, 1976 and 1978 extensions were added to the building.

population

According to the 2010 census , Dickinson County had 16,667 people in 8,079 households. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.01 people lived in each of the 8,079 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,069  USD . The per capita income was $ 28,771. 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Dickinson County localities

Citys

Arnold's Park Lake Park Milford Okoboji

Orleans Spirit Lake Superior Terril

Wahpeton West Okoboji

Unincorporated Communities

Crandalls Lodge Egral Harve Methodist Camp Montgomery

Old Town Templar Park Triboji Beach

structure

Dickinson County is divided into 12  townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Center Grove Township 8048    19-90639 Diamond Lake Township 252    19-90999 Excelsior Township 158    19-91257 Lakeville Township 1198    19-92379 Lloyd Township 576    19-92673 Milford Township 1022    19-92931

Township Population (2010) FIPS Okoboji Township 2233    19-93168 Richland Township 203    19-93585 Silver Lake Township 1195    19-93903 Spirit Lake Township 1402    19-93960 Superior Township 270    19-94062 Westport Township 110    19-94698

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dickinson County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Dickinson County, IA ( July 9, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved January 1, 2015
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 1, 2015
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ^ E-ReferenceDesk, Dickinson County, Iowa - County History (Source: Early History of Dickinson County) Retrieved February 23, 2011
7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

• Official website
• city-data.com - Dickinson County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′  N , 95 ° 9 ′  W