Pottawattamie County

The Pottawattamie County Courthouse in Council Bluffs
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Council bluffs
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 227 South Sixth Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501-4269
Foundation :	September 21, 1848
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	93,158  (2010)
Population density :	37.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2486 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map
Website : co.pottawattamie.ia.us

The Pottawattamie County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 93,158 residents and a population density of 37.7 people per square kilometer. By 2014, the population decreased slightly to 93,128. The county seat is Council Bluffs .

The Pottawattamie County is part of both sides of the Missouri in the states of Iowa and Nebraska situated metropolitan Omaha -Council Bluffs.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	7828		-
1860	4968		-36.5%
1870	16,893		240%
1880	39,850		135.9%
1890	47,430		19%
1900	54,336		14.6%
1910	55,832		2.8%
1920	61,550		10.2%
1930	69,888		13.5%
1940	66,756		-4.5%
1950	69,682		4.4%
1960	83.102		19.3%
1970	86,991		4.7%
1980	86,561		-0.5%
1990	82,628		-4.5%
2000	87,704		6.1%
2010	93,158		6.2%
2014 estimate	93,128		-0%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

geography

The county is located in southwest Iowa at the confluence of the Boyer River with the Missouri River , which forms the border with Nebraska .

Pottawami County covers an area of ​​2,486 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Pottawatami County:

Washington County, Nebraska	Harrison County	Shelby County
Douglas County, Nebraska		Cass County
Sarpy County, Nebraska	Mills County	Montgomery County

history

Pottawattamie County was formed on September 21, 1848. It was named after the American Tribe of Potawatomi .

population

According to the 2010 census , Pottawattamie County had 93,158 people in 36,325 households. The population density was 37.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 36,325 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.9 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.6 percent of the population.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,728  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,782. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Incorporated cities and non-incorporated census-designated places (CDP) :

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2014	Type
Council bluffs	62,230	62,245	City
Carter Lake	3785	3766	City
Oakland	1527	1506	City
Avoca	1506	1506	City
Treynor	919	940	City
Underwood	917	938	City
Neola	842	856	City
Carson	812	812	City
Walnut	785	773	City
Shelby 1	641	620	City
Crescent	617	622	City
Minden	599	592	City
Macedonia	246	244	City
Hancock	196	194	City
McClelland	151	150	City
Bentley	118	106	CDP
Weston	92	153	CDP
Loveland	35	37	CDP

^{1 - partially in Shelby County}

Unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

• Honey Creek
• Manawa

^{1 - partially in Shelby County}

structure

Pottawattamie County is divided into 29 townships :

Township Pop. (2010) FIPS Belknap Township 1610    19-90174 Boomer Township 681    19-90297 Carson Township 964    19-90483 Center township 219    19-90624 Crescent Township 1201    19-90852 Garner Township 7222    19-91545 Grove Township 155    19-91788 Hardin Township 1049    19-91839 Hazel Dell Township 1259    19-91896 James Township 219    19-92187

Township Pop. (2010) FIPS Kane Township 53,485    19-92292 Keg Creek Township 791    19-92298 Knox Township 1724    19-92325 Lake Township 1104    19-92364 Layton Township 948    19-92388 Lewis Township 12,954    19-92433 Lincoln Township 131    19-92598 Macedonia Township 396    19-92748 Minden Township 1041    19-92949 Neola Township 1180    19-93057

Township Pop. (2010) FIPS Norwalk Township 1525    19-93135 Pleasant Township 251    19-93372 Rockford Township 632    19-93678 Silver Creek Township 957    19-93900 Valley Township 377    19-94311 Washington Township 414    19-94551 Waveland Township 200    19-94605 Wright Township 195    19-94785 York Township 274    19-94809

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pottawattamie County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465266. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Pottawattamie County, IA. Retrieved October 14, 2015
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 14, 2015
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ↑ ^{a b} American Fact Finder.Retrieved October 14, 2015
7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Iowa ( January 21, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved October 14, 2015

Web links

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

• Official website
• city-data.com - Pottawattamie County

Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′  N , 95 ° 33 ′  W