Ringgold County

The Ringgold County Courthouse in Mount Ayr , listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Mount Ayr
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 109 West Madison Street Mount Ayr, IA 50854-1642
Foundation :	February 24, 1847
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	5131  (2010)
Population density :	3.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1396 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map
Website : www.ringgoldcounty.us

The Ringgold County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 5,131 people and a population density of 3.7 people per square kilometer. By 2015 the population decreased to 5068. The county seat is Mount Ayr .

geography

The county is located in southwest Iowa, in the headwaters of the Grand River , a left tributary of the Missouri .

To the south, Ringgold County borders the state of Missouri ; it has an area of ​​1396 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Ringgold County:

Adams County	Union County	Clarke County
Taylor County		Decatur County
Worth County, Missouri		Harrison County, Missouri

history

Samuel Ringgold

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	2923		-
1870	5691		94.7%
1880	12,085		112.4%
1890	13,556		12.2%
1900	15,325		13%
1910	12,904		-15.8%
1920	12,919		0.1%
1930	11,966		-7.4%
1940	11,137		-6.9%
1950	9528		-14.4%
1960	7910		-17%
1970	6373		-19.4%
1980	6112		-4.1%
1990	5420		-11.3%
2000	5469		0.9%
2010	5131		-6.2%
2015 estimate	5068		-1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2015

Ringgold County was formed on February 24, 1847. It was named after Major Samuel B. Ringgold (1796–1846), a hero in the Mexican War .

In 1855 its own administration was set up. A year later, a wooden court and administrative building was built, but it was destroyed by a storm.

In 1859 a new, larger building made of better wood was built and served for 25 years.

In 1884 a larger brick building was erected that could be used until 1921. Since the building had meanwhile become dilapidated, the administration moved into a temporary arrangement until 1927 the house, which is still used today, was occupied.

population

According to the 2010 census , Ringgold County had 5,131 people in 2,047 households. The population density was 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people each in the 2047 households.

The racial the population in 2015 was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American and 0.3 percent Asian; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 2,014 at 44,032  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,553. 16.6 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
Mount Ayr	1691	1686	City
Clearfield 1	363	347	City
Diagonal	330	328	City
Basement tone	315	312	City
Tingley	184	182	City
Sun Valley Lake	161	2 181	CDP
Redding	82	81	City
Shannon City 3	71	70	City
Ellston	43	42	City
Benton	41	43	City
Maloy	29	29	City
Delphos	25th	25th	City
Beaconsfield	15th	15th	City

Unincorporated community not recorded separately from the census :

• Tuskeego

^{1 - mostly in Taylor County
2 - in 2014
3 - partly in Union County}

structure

Ringgold County is divided into 17 townships :

Township Population (2010) Athens Township 434    Benton Township 110    Clinton Township 208    Grant Township 128    Jefferson Township 149    Liberty Township 152    Lincoln Township 144    Lotts Creek Township 77    Middle Fork Township 238

Township Population (2010) Monroe Township 111    Poe Township 169    Rice Township 217    Riley Township 87    Tingley Township 327    Union Township 286    Washington Township 525    Waubonsie Township 78

The city of Mount Ayr does not belong to any township.

See also

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000267. Retrieved November 23, 2016
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465268. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Ringgold County, IA. Retrieved November 23, 2016
4. ↑ National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 23, 2016
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
7. ^ E-ReferenceDesk, Ringgold County, Iowa - County History (Sources: Karen Schaefer, Ringgold County Recorder Tara Lynch, Ringgold County Deputy Recorder, A Centennial History of Mount Ayr, Iowa by Jack Terry) Retrieved March 3, 2011
8. ↑ ^{a b c} American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 23, 2016
9. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved November 23, 2016

Web links

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

• Official website
• city-data.com - Ringgold County, Iowa

Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′  N , 94 ° 15 ′  W