Sioux County, Iowa

The Sioux County Courthouse in Orange City, listed on the NRHP since 1977
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Orange City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 18 Orange City, IA 51041-0018
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	33,704  (2010)
Population density :	17.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1959 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map
Website : www.siouxcounty.org

The Sioux County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 33,704 residents and a population density of 17.2 people per square kilometer. By 2014 the population increased to 34,681. The county seat is Orange City .

geography

The county is located in northwest Iowa, is about 25 miles from Minnesota to the north , borders South Dakota to the west , with the Big Sioux River forming the boundary . It has an area of ​​1989 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

The Northwest of Sioux County is traversed by the Rock River up to its confluence with the Big Sioux River . Further east, the Floyd River and its western tributary flow south, which belong to the Missouri basin.

The following neighboring counties border Sioux County:

Lincoln County, South Dakota	Lyon County	Osceola County
		O'Brien County
Union County, South Dakota	Plymouth County	Cherokee County

history

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	10		-
1870	576		5,660%
1880	5426		842%
1890	18,370		238.6%
1900	23,337		27%
1910	25,248		8.2%
1920	26,458		4.8%
1930	26,806		1.3%
1940	27.209		1.5%
1950	26,381		-3%
1960	26,375		-0%
1970	27,996		6.1%
1980	30,813		10.1%
1990	29,903		-3%
2000	31,589		5.6%
2010	33,704		6.7%
2014 estimate	34,681		2.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2014

Sioux County was formed on January 15, 1851. It was self-administered from January 20, 1860. It was named after the Indian people of the Sioux .

The first seat of the county administration was in Calliope in 1860, then a small village with 15 inhabitants. The first courthouse was built here in 1860 and served as such until 1872. From 1869, there was a major wave of immigration, mainly from the Netherlands . In 1872 Orange City was declared the district capital. In June 1902, construction began on a new red sandstone courthouse and was completed in 1904. From 1976 to 1982 the building was completely renovated and still serves as a district court today. In 1977 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

population

According to the 2010 census , Sioux County had 33,704 people in 11,522 households. The population density was 17.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.72 people lived in each of the 11,522 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.9 percent of the population.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 51,557  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,333. 6.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Incorporated cities :

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2013
Sioux Center	7048	7308
Orange City	6004	6182
Sheldon 1	5188	5093
Rock Valley	3354	3577
Hawarden	2546	2551
Hull	2175	2199
Alton	1216	1240
Boyden	707	715
Hospers	698	716
Ireton	609	609
Granville	312	312
Maurice	275	278
Matlock	87	88
Chatsworth	79	80

^{1 - mostly in O'Brien County}

Unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

Carmel Carnes Lebanon McNally

Middleburg Newkirk Perkins

^{1 - partially in O'Brien County}

structure

Sioux County is divided into 23 townships :

Township Pop. (2010) FIPS Buncombe Township 2032    19-90399 Capel Township 474    19-90468 Center township 359    19-90630 Eagle Township 283    19-91098 East Orange Township 531    19-91122 Floyd Township 1084    19-91359 Garfield Township 335    19-91539 Grant Township 571    19-91701

Township Pop. (2010) FIPS Holland Township 6024    19-91965 Lincoln Township 2698    19-92613 Logan Township 784    19-92703 Lynn Township 317    19-92733 Nassau Township 2058    19-93051 Plato Township 505    19-93345 Reading Township 846    19-93549 Rock township 4048    19-93666

Township Pop. (2010) FIPS Settlers Township 166    19-93813 Sheridan Township 1137    19-93852 Sherman Township 642    19-93876 Sioux Township 339    19-93924 Washington Township 190    19-94563 Welcome Township 1730    19-94635 West Branch Township 6551    19-94653

See also

• Sioux County Courthouse
• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Sioux County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000559 Retrieved April 16, 2015
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465272. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Sioux County, IA. Retrieved April 16, 2015
4. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 16, 2015
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
7. ↑ ^{a b} American Fact Finder.Retrieved April 16, 2015
8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ′  N , 96 ° 11 ′  W