Union County, Iowa

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The Union County Courthouse in Creston
The Union County Courthouse in Creston
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Creston
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
300 North Pine Street
Creston, IA 50801-2252
Foundation : January 15, 1851
Made up from: Pottawattamie County
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 12,534  (2010)
Population density : 11.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1103 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Union County within Iowa
Website : www.unioncountyiowa.org

The Union County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 12,534 residents and a population density of 11.4 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 12,583. The county seat is Creston .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Iowa and covers an area of ​​1,103 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Adair County    Madison County
Adams County Compass card (de) .svg Clarke County
Taylor County Ringgold County Decatur County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 2012 -
1870 5986 197.5%
1880 14,080 135.2%
1890 16,900 20%
1900 19,928 17.9%
1910 16,616 -16.6%
1920 17,268 3.9%
1930 17,435 1 %
1940 16,280 -6.6%
1950 15,651 -3.9%
1960 13,712 -12.4%
1970 13,557 -1.1%
1980 13,858 2.2%
1990 12,750 -8th %
2000 12,309 -3.5%
2010 12,534 1.8%
2013 estimate 12,583 0.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Union County was formed on January 15, 1851. At the time the county was formed, the conflict between the northern and southern states was smoldering. Since the general opinion tended towards the north, i.e. the Union, the term was adopted as a name.

population

Creston Railroad Depot , listed on the NRHP since 1973

As of the 2010 census , Union County had 12,534 people in 5,326 households. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 5326 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,879  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,435. 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Citys and Census-designated places (CDP) :

place Residents
2010
Type
Creston 7834 City
Afton 845 City
Lorimor 360 City
Cromwell 107 City
Arispe 100 City
Shannon City 1 71 City
Kent 61 CDP
Thayer 59 City

1 - partially in Ringgold County

Other unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

structure

Union County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Dodge Township 209    19-91011
Douglas Township 654    19-91065
Grant Township 265    19-91713
Highland Township 284    19-91947
Jones Township 262    19-92280
Lincoln Township 336    19-92622
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
New Hope Township 623    19-93084
Platte Township 254    19-93351
Pleasant Township 110    19-93378
Sand Creek Township 243    19-93753
Spaulding Township 236    19-93954
Union Township 1224    19-94272

The city of Creston does not belong to any township.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 465276. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Union County, IA. Retrieved February 22, 2015
  3. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 22, 2015
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 73000739.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 22, 2015
  8. 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 94 ° 14 ′  W