Pocahontas County, Iowa

administration
The Pocahontas County Courthouse in Pocahontas , listed on the NRHP since 1981
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Pocahontas
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 99 Court Square Pocahontas, IA 50574-1629
Foundation :	1851
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	7008 (2015)
Population density :	4.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1500 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.pocahontas-county.com

The Pocahontas County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 7,310 people and a population density of 4.9 people per square kilometer. By 2015 the population decreased to 7008. The county seat is Pocahontas .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Iowa and covers an area of 1,500 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. The northwest of the county is traversed by the western headwaters of the Des Moines River .

The following neighboring counties border Pocahontas County:

Clay County	Palo Alto County	Kossuth County
Buena Vista County		Humboldt County
Sac County	Calhoun County	Webster County

history

Pocahontas

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	103	-
1870	1446	1,303.9%
1880	3713	156.8%
1890	9553	157.3%
1900	15,339	60.6%
1910	14,808	-3.5%
1920	15,602	5.4%
1930	15,687	0.5%
1940	16,266	3.7%
1950	15,496	-4.7%
1960	14,234	-8.1%
1970	12,729	-10.6%
1980	11,369	-10.7%
1990	9525	-16.2%
2000	8662	-9.1%
2010	7310	-15.6%
2015 estimate	7008	-4.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2015

Pocahontas County was formed in 1851. It was named after the legendary Indian princess Pocahontas (around 1595-1617), daughter of Chief Powhatan and wife of the Englishman John Rolfe .

population

According to the 2010 census , Pocahontas County had 7,310 people in 3,317 households. The population density was 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.18 people lived in each of the 3317 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.

21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was in 2015 at 45,069 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,406. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Incorporated cities :

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2015
Pocahontas	1789	1740
Laurens	1258	1180
Fonda	631	607
Rolfe	584	559
Gilmore City ¹	504	491
Palmer	165	160
Havelock	138	133
Plover	77	74
Varina	71	69

Unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

^{1 - predominantly in Humboldt County}

structure

Pocahontas County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Population (2010)
Bellville Township	347
Cedar Township	755
Center township	1814
Colfax Township	157
Cummins Township	263
Des Moines Township	169
Dover Township	188
Garfield Township	274
Grant Township	147

Township	Population (2010)
Lake Township	271
Lincoln Township	125
Lizard Township	195
Marshall Township	143
Powhatan Township	191
Roosevelt Township	97
Sherman Township	142
Swan Lake Township	1448

The city of Rolfe does not belong to any township.

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000264 Retrieved January 18, 2017
↑ GNIS-ID: 465264. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Pocahontas County, IA. Retrieved January 18, 2017
^ National Association of Counties. Retrieved January 18, 2017
^ 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 January 18, 2017
↑ Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved January 18, 2017

Web links

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000264 Retrieved January 18, 2017

[2] GNIS-ID: 465264. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Pocahontas County, IA. Retrieved January 18, 2017

[4] National Association of Counties. Retrieved January 18, 2017

[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] American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 18, 2017

[8] Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved January 18, 2017