Jackson County, Iowa

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The Jackson County Courthouse in Maquoketa
The Jackson County Courthouse in Maquoketa
administration
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
geography
Total area : 1683 km²
Water surface : 35 km²
map
Map of Jackson County within Iowa
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
Jones County Neighboring communities Carroll County,
Illinois
Clinton County

history

A. Jackson

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
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
Lock and Dam No. 12 , listed in the NRHP since 2004
Potter's Mill in Bellevue, listed in the NRHP since 1984
Savanna-Sabula Bridge , listed in the NRHP since 1999

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

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1partly in Dubuque County

structure

Jackson County is divided into 18 townships :

Individual evidence

  1. Jackson County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jackson County, Iowa ( July 12, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 11, 2012
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 1, 2011
  4. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 04000172.Retrieved December 1, 2011
  8. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84001257. Retrieved December 1, 2011
  9. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 99001033.Retrieved December 1, 2011
  10. 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Jackson County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′  N , 90 ° 35 ′  W