Marion County, Iowa

administration
The Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville, listed on NRHP No. 81000256
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Knoxville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 214 East Main Street Knoxville, IA 50138-0497
Foundation :	1845
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	33,309 (2010)
Population density :	23.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1478 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map

Website : co.marion.ia.us

The Marion County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 33,309 residents and a population density of 23.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 33,252. The county seat is Knoxville , named after Henry Knox , a general in the American Revolutionary War and first US Secretary of War.

geography

The Red Rock Lake

Marion County is located in south-central Iowa and covers an area of 1,478 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water. It is approximately 70 km from the border with the neighboring state of Missouri to the south .

The county is traversed by the Des Moines River , which is dammed in the center to Red Rock Lake .

Marion County borders on the following neighboring counties:

Polk County	Jasper County
Warren County		Mahaska County
	Lucas County Monroe County

history

Marion County was formed in 1845 from former parts of Washington County in what was then the Iowa Territory . It was named after Francis Marion (1732–1795), a general in the American War of Independence .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	5482	-
1860	16,813	206.7%
1870	24,436	45.3%
1880	25.111	2.8%
1890	23,058	-8.2%
1900	24,159	4.8%
1910	22,995	-4.8%
1920	24,957	8.5%
1930	25,727	3.1%
1940	27,019	5%
1950	25,930	-4%
1960	25,886	-0.2%
1970	26,352	1.8%
1980	29,669	12.6%
1990	30.001	1.1%
2000	32,052	6.8%
2010	33,309	3.9%
2013 estimate	33,252	-0.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , there were 33,309 people in 12,656 households in Marion County. The population density was 23.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in each of the 12,656 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 52,221 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,374. 9.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Citys

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2013
Pella	10,352	10,344
Knoxville	7313	7251
Pleasantville	1694	1687
Melcher - Dallas	1288	1273
Bussey	422	416
Harvey	235	229
Hamilton	130	130
Swan	72	72
Marysville	66	66

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Marion County is divided into 12 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Clay Township	1000	19-90687
Dallas Township	1671	19-90882
Franklin Township	320	19-91413
Indiana Township	726	19-92028
Knoxville Township	10,373	19-92328
Lake Prairie Township	12,498	19-92376

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Liberty Township	980	19-92472
Pleasant Grove Township	2769	19-93399
Red Rock Township	596	19-93558
Summit Township	1444	19-94041
Union Township	388	19-94242
Washington Township	544	19-94533

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
^ Marion County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 27, 2011
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Marion County, IA. Retrieved March 5, 2015
^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 5, 2015
^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
^ ^A ^b American Fact Finder.Retrieved March 5, 2015
↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] Marion County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 27, 2011

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Marion County, IA. Retrieved March 5, 2015

[naco-4] A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 5, 2015

[5] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011

[American_Fact_Finder-7] A ^b American Fact Finder.Retrieved March 5, 2015

[8] 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .