Humboldt County, Iowa

administration
The Humboldt County Courthouse in Dakota City, listed on NRHP No. 03000823
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Dakota City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 203 Main Street, Box 100 Dakota City, IA 50529-5063
Foundation :	1851
Area code :	001 515
Demographics
Residents :	9815 (2010)
Population density :	8.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1129 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.humboldtcountyia.org

The Humboldt County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 9,815 people and a population density of 8.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Dakota City , named after the Dakota Indians.

geography

The county is located in north-central Iowa and is traversed by the Des Moines River . It has an area of 1,129 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. The following counties border Humboldt County:

Palo Alto County	Kossuth County	Hancock County
Pocahontas County		Wright County
	Webster County

history

Alexander von Humboldt

Humboldt County was formed in 1851 as the smallest county in Iowa. It was named after Alexander von Humboldt .

On July 1, 1855, the county boundaries were redefined as land was added from Kossuth Counties and Webster Counties. On February 26, 1857, the old borders were restored. Humboldt College opened in 1872 and closed again in 1916 when no agreement could be reached with the county on taxes.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	332	-
1870	2596	681.9%
1880	5341	105.7%
1890	9836	84.2%
1900	12,667	28.8%
1910	12,182	-3.8%
1920	12,951	6.3%
1930	13,202	1.9%
1940	13,459	1.9%
1950	13,117	-2.5%
1960	13,156	0.3%
1970	12,519	-4.8%
1980	12,246	-2.2%
1990	10,756	-12.2%
2000	10,381	-3.5%
2010	9815	-5.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

According to the 2010 census , there were 9,815 people in 4,327 households in Humboldt County. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.17 people lived in the 4,327 households.

23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,437 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,633. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.