Lucas County, Iowa

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The Lucas County Courthouse in Chariton, listed in NRHP No. 81000254 [1]
The Lucas County Courthouse in Chariton, listed on NRHP No. 81000254
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Chariton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
916 Braden Avenue
Chariton, IA 50049-1700
Foundation : 1846
Made up from: Monroe County
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 8898  (2010)
Population density : 8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1124 km²
Water surface : 9 km²
map
Map of Lucas County within Iowa

The Lucas County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 8,898 people and a population density of 8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Chariton , named after the Chariton River .

geography

The county is located in southern Iowa, about 25 miles from Missouri , and covers an area of ​​1,124 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Warren County Marion County
Clarke County Compass card (de) .svg Monroe County
Decatur County Wayne County Appanoose County

history

R. Lucas

Lucas County was formed in 1846 from former parts of Monroe County. It was named after Robert Lucas (1781-1853), a governor of Ohio (1832-1836) and later territorial governor of Iowa (1838-1841).

16 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

religion

The Sacred Heart Church in Chariton is the only Catholic church in Lucas County. It belongs to the Diocese of Des Moines .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 471 -
1860 5766 1,124.2%
1870 10,388 80.2%
1880 14,530 39.9%
1890 14,563 0.2%
1900 16,126 10.7%
1910 13,462 -16.5%
1920 15,686 16.5%
1930 15.114 -3.6%
1940 14,571 -3.6%
1950 12,069 -17.2%
1960 10,923 -9.5%
1970 10.163 -7%
1980 10,313 1.5%
1990 9070 -12.1%
2000 9422 3.9%
2010 8898 -5.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

As of the 2010 census , Lucas County had 8,898 people in 3,626 households. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 3,626 households.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 38,122  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,510. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Lucas County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Lucas County is divided into 12 townships :

The city of Chariton does not belong to any township.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ Lucas County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 27, 2011
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 15, 2012
  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. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lucas County, IA ( July 14, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved January 15, 2012
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 93 ° 20 ′  W