Jackson County, Iowa
The Jackson County Courthouse in Maquoketa |
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US state : | Iowa |
Administrative headquarters : | Maquoketa |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 201 West Platt Street, Suite 1 Maquoketa, IA 52060-2295 |
Foundation : | December 21, 1837 |
Made up from: | Dubuque County |
Area code : | 001 563 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 19,848 (2010) |
Population density : | 12 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1683 km² |
Water surface : | 35 km² |
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Website : co.jackson.ia.us |
The Jackson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 19,848 residents and a population density of 12 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Maquoketa .
geography
The county is located in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River , which forms the border with the neighboring state of Illinois . Jackson County covers an area of 1,683 square kilometers, of which 35 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Dubuque County |
Jo Daviess County, Illinois |
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Jones County |
Carroll County, Illinois |
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Clinton County |
history
Jackson County was formed on December 21, 1837 from former parts of Dubuque County. It was named after Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the seventh President of the USA (1829-1837).
75 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 1411 | - | |
1850 | 7210 | 411% | |
1860 | 18,493 | 156.5% | |
1870 | 22,619 | 22.3% | |
1880 | 23,771 | 5.1% | |
1890 | 22,771 | -4.2% | |
1900 | 23,615 | 3.7% | |
1910 | 21,258 | -10% | |
1920 | 19,931 | -6.2% | |
1930 | 18,481 | -7.3% | |
1940 | 19,181 | 3.8% | |
1950 | 18,622 | -2.9% | |
1960 | 20,754 | 11.4% | |
1970 | 20,839 | 0.4% | |
1980 | 22,503 | 8th % | |
1990 | 19,950 | -11.3% | |
2000 | 20,296 | 1.7% | |
2010 | 19,848 | -2.2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Jackson County had 19,848 people in 8,386 households. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.33 people lived in each of the 8,386 households.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 44,567 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,647. 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Jackson County
structure
Jackson County is divided into 18 townships :
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jackson County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jackson County, Iowa ( July 12, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 11, 2012
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 1, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 04000172.Retrieved December 1, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84001257. Retrieved December 1, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 99001033.Retrieved December 1, 2011
- ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
Web links
Coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′ N , 90 ° 35 ′ W