Howard County, Iowa

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The Howard County Courthouse in Cresco, listed on the NRHP since 1981 [1]
The Howard County Courthouse in Cresco, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Cresco
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
137 North Elm Street
Cresco, IA 52136-1501
Foundation : 1851
Made up from: Chickasaw County
Area code : 001 563
Demographics
Residents : 9566  (2010)
Population density : 7.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1227 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Howard County within Iowa
Website : co.howard.ia.us

The Howard County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 9,566 people and a population density of 7.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Cresco .

geography

The county is located in northeast Iowa on the Minnesota border and has an area of ​​1,227 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Mower County,
Minnesota 		Fillmore County,
Minnesota
Mitchell County Compass card (de) .svg Winneshiek County
Floyd County Chickasaw County

history

Howard County was formed in 1851 from former parts of Chickasaw County. It was named after General Tilghman Howard , a congressman from Indiana .

8 of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 3168 -
1870 6282 98.3%
1880 10,837 72.5%
1890 11,182 3.2%
1900 14,512 29.8%
1910 12,920 -11%
1920 13,705 6.1%
1930 13,082 -4.5%
1940 13,531 3.4%
1950 13,105 -3.1%
1960 12,734 -2.8%
1970 11,442 -10.1%
1980 11,114 -2.9%
1990 9809 -11.7%
2000 9932 1.3%
2010 9566 -3.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

According to the 2010 census , Howard County had 9,566 people in 4,049 households. The population density was 7.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 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 1.2 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 4049 households.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,421  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,028. 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line

Places in Howard County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Chickasaw County
2 - partly in Mitchell County

structure

Howard County is divided into 12 townships :

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000246. Retrieved April 14, 2012
  2. ^ Howard County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 25, 2011
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Howard County, IA ( July 11, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 14, 2012
  4. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 29, 2011
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
  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 : Howard County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 21 ′  N , 92 ° 19 ′  W