Ida County

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The Ida County Courthouse in Ida Grove, listed on the NRHP since 1974 [1]
The Ida County Courthouse in Ida Grove, listed on the NRHP since 1974
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Ida Grove
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
401 Moorehead Street
Ida Grove, IA 51445-1435
Foundation : January 15, 1851
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 712
Demographics
Residents : 7089  (2010)
Population density : 6.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1119 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Ida County within Iowa
Website : www.idacounty.org

The Ida County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 7,089 people and a population density of 6.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ida Grove .

geography

The county is located in northwest Iowa, about 50 km to the west from Nebraska , and covers an area of ​​1,119 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Cherokee County Buena Vista County
Woodbury County Compass card (de) .svg Sac County
Monona County Crawford County

history

Ida County was formed on January 15, 1851. It was probably named after Ida Smith , the first child of European immigrants to be born in the area.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 43 -
1870 226 425.6%
1880 4382 1,838.9%
1890 10,705 144.3%
1900 12,327 15.2%
1910 11,296 -8.4%
1920 11,689 3.5%
1930 11,933 2.1%
1940 11,047 -7.4%
1950 10,697 -3.2%
1960 10,269 -4%
1970 9190 -10.5%
1980 8908 -3.1%
1990 8365 -6.1%
2000 7837 -6.3%
2010 7089 -9.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

According to the 2010 census , Ida County had 7,089 people in 3,178 households. The population density was 6.3 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.16 people lived in the 3,178 households.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,892  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,700. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line

Places in Ida County

structure

Ida County is divided into 12 townships :

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 74000787. Accessed March 21, 2018
  2. ↑ Ida County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 25 February 2011
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Ida County, IA ( July 11, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 12, 2012
  4. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 12, 2012
  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 : Ida County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 23 ′  N , 95 ° 31 ′  W