Story County

administration
The Story County Courthouse in Nevada
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Nevada
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 900 6th Street Nevada, IA 50201-2004
Foundation :	January 13, 1846
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 515
Demographics
Residents :	89,542 (2010)
Population density :	60.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1486 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.storycountyiowa.gov

The Story County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 89,542 residents and a population density of 60.3 people per square kilometer. By 2014 the population increased to 94,073. The county seat is Nevada , named after the Sierra Nevada .

geography

The county is near the geographic center of Iowa and covers an area of 1,486 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed from north to south by the southern headwaters of the Skunk River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .

The following neighboring counties border Story County:

	Hamilton County Hardin County
Boone County		Marshall County
	Polk County	Jasper County

history

J. Story

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	4051	-
1870	11,651	187.6%
1880	16,906	45.1%
1890	18,127	7.2%
1900	23,159	27.8%
1910	24,083	4%
1920	26,185	8.7%
1930	31,141	18.9%
1940	33,434	7.4%
1950	44,294	32.5%
1960	49,327	11.4%
1970	62,783	27.3%
1980	72,326	15.2%
1990	74,252	2.7%
2000	79,981	7.7%
2010	89,542	12%
2014 estimate	94,073	5.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2014

Story County was formed on January 13, 1846. It was named after Joseph Story (1779-1845), a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States (US Supreme Court).

The first white settlers came from Indiana , New York, and Pennsylvania . Norwegians, Germans and Danes followed later. In 1852 there were 214 residents in the county, in 1860 there were already 4501. On June 27, 1853, Nevada was elected the district capital. The first railway connection took place in 1864.

population

According to the 2010 census , Story County had 89,542 people in 34,227 households. The population density was 60.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 34,227 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.6 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 6.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

17.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 72.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.0 percent were 65 years or older. 48.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,248 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,450. 18.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Formerly the Story County Courthouse and now the Administration Building in Nevada

Incorporated cities :

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2013
Ames	58,965	61,792
Nevada	6798	6776
Story City	3431	3434
Huxley	3317	3385
Slater	1489	1500
Roland	1284	1289
Maxwell	920	916
Colo	876	869
Cambridge	827	825
Gilbert	712	749
Zearing	554	538
Collins	495	487
McCallsburg	333	330
Sheldahl ¹	319	321
Kelley	309	308

^{1 - partially in Polk and Boone Counties}

Unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

structure

Story County is divided into 16 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Collins Township	787	19-90777
Franklin Township	21,887	19-91428
Grant Township	1310	19-91704
Howard Township	2252	19-91992
Indian Creek Township	1564	19-92034
Lafayette Township	3318	19-92340
Lincoln Township	747	19-92616
Milford Township	553	19-92934

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Nevada Township	6820	19-93063
New Albany Township	1177	19-93066
Palestine Township	5793	19-93261
Richland Township	352	19-93615
Sherman Township	187	19-93879
Union Township	1280	19-94269
Warren Township	561	19-94437
Washington Township	40,954	19-94566

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 465273. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Story County, IA. Retrieved April 1, 2015
^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 1, 2015
^ 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 April 1, 2015
↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Story County, Iowa - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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[1] GNIS-ID: 465273. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-2] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Story County, IA. Retrieved April 1, 2015

[naco-3] A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 1, 2015

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

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

[American_Fact_Finder-6] A ^b American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 1, 2015

[7] 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .