Poweshiek County

administration
The Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma , listed on the NRHP since 1981
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Montezuma
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 57 Montezuma, IA 50171-0057
Foundation :	1843
Made up from:	Indian country
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	18,914 (2010)
Population density :	12.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1518 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : poweshiekcounty.org

The Poweshiek County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 18,914 residents and a population density of 12.5 people per square kilometer. By 2015 the population had decreased to 18,550. The county seat is Montezuma , named after the Aztec ruler of Mexico .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Iowa and has an area of 1,518 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water.

From west to east it is traversed by Big Bear Creek , which is part of the Mississippi catchment area via the Iowa River .

Poweshiek County borders on the following neighboring counties:

Marshall County	Tama County	Benton County
Jasper County		Iowa County
	Mahaska County	Keokuk County

history

Poweshiek County was formed in 1843 from territory that was designated as free - but actually populated by Indians . It was named after Poweshiek , a chief of the Fox - Indians .

structure

Poweshiek County is divided into 16 townships :

Township	Population (2010)
Bear Creek Township	1820
Chester Township	302
Deep River Township	473
Grant Township	522
Jackson Township	1838
Jefferson Township	290
Lincoln Township	285
Madison Township	640

Township	Population (2010)
Malcom Township	580
Pleasant Township	289
Scott Township	257
Sheridan Township	248
Sugar Creek Township	434
Union Township	837
Warren Township	430
Washington Township	451

The city of Grinnell does not belong to any township.

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	615	-
1860	5668	821.6%
1870	15,581	174.9%
1880	18,936	21.5%
1890	18,354	-3.1%
1900	19,414	5.8%
1910	19,589	0.9%
1920	19,910	1.6%
1930	18,727	-5.9%
1940	18,758	0.2%
1950	19,344	3.1%
1960	19,300	-0.2%
1970	18.803	-2.6%
1980	19.306	2.7%
1990	19,033	-1.4%
2000	18,815	-1.1%
2010	18,914	0.5%
2015 estimate	18,550	-1.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2015

According to the 2010 census , Poweshiek County had 18,914 people in 7,650 households. The population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 7650 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.9 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,998 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,218. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

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

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2015	Type
Grinnell	9218	9141	City
Brooklyn	1468	1420	City
Montezuma	1462	1411	City
Victor ¹	893	888	City
Holiday Lake	433	340	CDP
Malcom	287	278	City
Deep river	279	270	City
Barnes City ²	176	174	City
Searsboro	148	143	City
Hartwick	86	83	City
guernsey	63	61	City

¹- predominantly in Iowa County

²- partly in Mahaska County

Unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000266. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
↑ GNIS-ID: 465267. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Poweshiek County, IA. Retrieved January 2, 2017
^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 2, 2011.
↑ Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved January 2, 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 2, 2017

Web links

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

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000266. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

[2] GNIS-ID: 465267. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Poweshiek County, IA. Retrieved January 2, 2017

[4] National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[5] Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

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

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

[American_Fact_Finder-8] American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 2, 2017