Monona County

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The Monona County Courthouse in Onawa, listed in the NRHP since 1981 [1]
The Monona County Courthouse in Onawa, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Onawa
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
610 Iowa Avenue
Onawa, IA 51040-1626
Foundation : 1851
Made up from: Harrison County
Area code : 001 712
Demographics
Residents : 9243  (2010)
Population density : 5.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1795 km²
Water surface : 15 km²
map
Map of Monona County within Iowa

The Monona County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 9,243 people and a population density of 5.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Onawa .

geography

The county is located in western Iowa on the east bank of the Missouri River , which forms the border with Nebraska . It has an area of ​​1795 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. The following counties border Monona County:

Woodbury County Ida County
Thurston County,
Nebraska 		Compass card (de) .svg Crawford County
Burt County,
Nebraska 		Harrison County

history

Monona County was formed in 1851 from former parts of Harrison County. It was named after the Indian word for "beautiful valley".

10 buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 832 -
1870 3654 339.2%
1880 9055 147.8%
1890 14,515 60.3%
1900 17,980 23.9%
1910 16,633 -7.5%
1920 17,125 3%
1930 18,213 6.4%
1940 18,238 0.1%
1950 16.303 -10.6%
1960 13,916 -14.6%
1970 12,069 -13.3%
1980 11,692 -3.1%
1990 10,034 -14.2%
2000 10,020 -0.1%
2010 9243 -7.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

According to the 2010 census , Monona County had 9,243 people in 4,339 households. The population density was 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.1 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 1.2 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.05 people lived in each of the 4,339 households.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,072  US dollars . The per capita income was $ 21,761. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Monona County is divided into 19 townships :

The city of Onawa does not belong to any township.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000257 , accessed March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Monona County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 26, 2011.
  3. ^ National Association of Counties , accessed January 22, 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 , accessed March 15, 2011.
  6. ^ Excerpt from Census.gov , accessed on February 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Monona County, IA ( July 15, 2011 memento on WebCite ), accessed January 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Coordinates: 42 ° 3 ′  N , 95 ° 58 ′  W