Scott County, Iowa

The Scott County Courthouse in Davenport
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Davenport
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 416 West Fourth Street Davenport, IA 52801-1147
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 563
Demographics
Residents :	165,224  (2010)
Population density :	142.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1186 km²
Water surface :	27 km²
map
Website : www.scottcountyiowa.com

The Scott County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 165,224 residents and a population density of 142.6 people per square kilometer. By 2014 the population increased to 171,387. The county seat is Davenport , named after Colonel George Davenport , who set up a trading post here.

Scott County is part of the metropolitan area around the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois .

geography

The county is located in the far east of Iowa, borders Illinois to the east and southeast, the border being formed by the Mississippi . It has an area of ​​1186 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Scott County:

Cedar County	Clinton County
Muscatine County		Rock Island County (Illinois)

history

W. Scott

Scott County was formed on January 15, 1851 as one of the original Iowa counties.

It was named after Major General Winfield Scott (1786-1866), who signed the peace treaty with Black Hawk and was Commander-in-Chief of the US Army in the Mexican-American War .

Settlement in this area began in Valley City, now known as Pleasant Valley, in 1833. Soon after, the towns of Rockingham and Davenport were founded.

population

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	2140		-
1850	5986		179.7%
1860	25,959		333.7%
1870	38,599		48.7%
1880	41,266		6.9%
1890	43.164		4.6%
1900	51,558		19.4%
1910	60,000		16.4%
1920	73,952		23.3%
1930	77,332		4.6%
1940	84,748		9.6%
1950	100,698		18.8%
1960	119,067		18.2%
1970	142,687		19.8%
1980	160.022		12.1%
1990	150,979		-5.7%
2000	158,668		5.1%
2010	165.224		4.1%
2014 estimate	171,387		3.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2014

The Scott County Administrative Center in Davenport, which houses much of the county administration

Davenport, the largest city in Scott County

Lock and Dam No. 14 , listed in the NRHP since 2004

Cody Homestead in McCausland, listed in the NRHP since 2004

According to the 2010 census , Scott County had 165,224 people in 67,049 households. The population density was 142.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.44 people lived in each of the 67,049 households.

The racial the population was composed of 86.7 percent white, 7.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 2.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.3 percent of the population.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 52,735  USD . The per capita income was $ 28,948. 13.1 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
Davenport	99,685	102,448	City
Bettendorf	33,217	35,122	City
Eldridge	5651	6162	City
Le Claire	3765	3929	City
Park View	2389	2476	CDP
Durant 2	1832	1825	City
Walcott 1	1629	1630	City
Blue Grass 1	1452	1623	City
Buffalo	1270	1298	City
Princeton	886	928	City
Long Grove	808	840	City
Riverdale	405	415	City
Donahue	346	369	City
McCausland	291	314	City
Dixon	247	248	City
Maysville	176	179	City
New Liberty	137	142	City
Panarama Park	129	139	City

^{1 - partly in Muscatine County
2 - partly in Cedar and Muscatine County}

Unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

Big rock Argo Gambrill Mc Causland

Plain View Pleasant Valley Wildwood Camp

structure

Scott County is divided into 13 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Allen's Grove Township 1022    19-90048 Blue Grass Township 4006    19-90282 Buffalo Township 4892    19-90393 Butler Township 3638    19-90429 Cleona Township 464    19-90726 Hickory Grove Township 649    19-91923 Le Claire Township 5335    19-92391

Township Population (2010) FIPS Liberty Township 733    19-92490 Lincoln Township 553    19-92607 Pleasant Valley Township 34,936    19-93420 Princeton Township 1405    19-93510 Sheridan Township 6213    19-93849 Winfield Township 1693    19-94764

The city of Davenport does not belong to any township.

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ^ Scott County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Scott County, IA. Retrieved January 21, 2016
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties. Retrieved January 21, 2016
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} Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 04000174 Retrieved November 30, 2011
7. ↑ ^{a b} American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 21, 2016
8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Iowa ( January 21, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved January 21, 2016

Web links

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

• Official website
• city-data.com - Scott County, IA

Coordinates: 41 ° 38 ′  N , 90 ° 38 ′  W