Fayette County, Iowa

administration
The Fayette County Courthouse in West Union, listed on NRHP No. 81000236
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	West Union
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 267 West Union, IA 52175-0267
Foundation :	1837
Made up from:	Clayton County
Area code :	001 563
Demographics
Residents :	20,880 (2010)
Population density :	11 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1894 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.fayettecountyiowa.org

The Fayette County is a county in the US state of Iowa . In 2010 the county had 20,880 residents and a population density of 11 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 20,502. The county seat is West Union .

geography

The county is located in northeast Iowa, about 25 miles north of Minnesota and about 25 miles east of Wisconsin , the border being formed by the Mississippi . It has an area of 1894 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. The following neighboring counties border Fayette County:

Chickasaw County	Winneshiek County	Allamakee County
Bremer County		Clayton County
Black Hawk County	Buchanan County	Delaware County

history

La Fayette

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	825	-
1860	12,073	1,363.4%
1870	16,973	40.6%
1880	22,258	31.1%
1890	23,141	4%
1900	29,845	29%
1910	27,919	-6.5%
1920	29,251	4.8%
1930	29,145	-0.4%
1940	29,151	0%
1950	28,294	-2.9%
1960	28,581	1 %
1970	26,898	-5.9%
1980	25,488	-5.2%
1990	21,843	-14.3%
2000	22.008	0.8%
2010	20,880	-5.1%
2013 estimate	20,502	-1.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Fayette County was formed in 1837 from former parts of Clayton County on what was then Wisconsin Territory . It was named after Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), a French general and politician who went to America in 1777 to fight in the War of Independence and was appointed major general of the Continental Army.

population

As of the 2010 census , Fayette County had 20,880 people in 8,640 households. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.27 people lived in each of the 8,640 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,809 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,812. 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Fayette County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Buchanan County

2 - mostly in Bremer County}

structure

Fayette County is divided into 20 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Auburn Township	527	19-90090
Banks Township	326	19-90120
Bethel Township	297	19-90231
Center township	313	19-90603
Clermont Township	894	19-90729
Dover Township	465	19-91071
Eden Township	623	19-91143
Fairfield Township	652	19-91278
Fremont Township	560	19-91473
Harlan Township	871	19-91845

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Illyria Township	532	19-92013
Jefferson Township	6910	19-92220
Oran Township	760	19-93183
Pleasant Valley Township	1002	19-93411
Putnam Township	313	19-93522
Scott Township	254	19-93771
Smithfield Township	250	19-93930
Union Township	412	19-94206
Westfield Township	297	19-94662
Windsor Township	776	19-94761

The cities of Fayette , Sumner and West Union do not belong to any township.

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ Fayette County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Fayette County, IA ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved October 26, 2014
^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 26, 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

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] Fayette County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Fayette County, IA ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved October 26, 2014

[naco-4] A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 26, 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 .