Monroe County, Iowa

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The Monroe County Courthouse in Albia, listed on NRHP No. 81000258 [1]
The Monroe County Courthouse in Albia, listed on NRHP No. 81000258
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Albia
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
10 Benton Avenue East
Albia, IA 52531-2056
Foundation : February 17, 1843
Made up from: Wapello County
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 7970  (2010)
Population density : 7.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1124 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Monroe County within Iowa
Website : monroecoia.us

The Monroe County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 7,970 people and a population density of 7.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Albia .

geography

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

Marion County Mahaska County
Lucas County Compass card (de) .svg Wapello County
Wayne County Appanoose County Davis County

history

J. Monroe

Monroe County was formed on February 17, 1843 from former parts of Wapello County. It was named after James Monroe (1758-1831), the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825).

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 2884 -
1860 8612 198.6%
1870 12,724 47.7%
1880 13,710 7.7%
1890 13,666 -0.3%
1900 17,985 31.6%
1910 25,429 41.4%
1920 23,467 -7.7%
1930 15,010 -36%
1940 14,553 -3%
1950 11,814 -18.8%
1960 10,463 -11.4%
1970 9357 -10.6%
1980 9209 -1.6%
1990 8114 -11.9%
2000 8016 -1.2%
2010 7970 -0.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

According to the 2010 census , Monroe County had 7,970 people in 3,237 households. The population density was 7.1 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.32 people lived in each of the 3,237 households.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,103  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,140. 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Monroe County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 partially in Mahaska and Wapello Counties

structure

Monroe County is divided into 12 townships :

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Monroe County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 23, 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 - Monroe County, IA ( July 15, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved January 23, 2012
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 92 ° 52 ′  W