Van Buren County, Iowa

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Van Buren County Courthouse in Keosauqua, listed in the NRHP since 1977 [1]
Van Buren County Courthouse in Keosauqua, listed on the NRHP since 1977
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Keosauqua
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 475
Keosauqua, IA 52565-0475
Foundation : December 7, 1836
Made up from: Des Moines County
Area code : 001 319
Demographics
Residents : 7570  (2010)
Population density : 6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1271 km²
Water surface : 15 km²
map
Map of Van Buren County within Iowa
Website : www.vanburencoia.org

The Van Buren County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 the county had 7,570 people and a population density of 6 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population decreased to 7,436. The county seat is Keosauqua , named after an Indian expression.

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Iowa and is traversed by the Des Moines River . It borders Missouri to the south and has an area of ​​1,271 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Wapello County Jefferson County Henry County
Davis County Compass card (de) .svg Lee County
Scotland County
(Missouri) 		Clark County,
Missouri

history

Van Buren
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 6146 -
1850 12,270 99.6%
1860 17,081 39.2%
1870 17,672 3.5%
1880 17,043 -3.6%
1890 16,253 -4.6%
1900 17,354 6.8%
1910 15,020 -13.4%
1920 14,060 -6.4%
1930 12,603 -10.4%
1940 12,053 -4.4%
1950 11.007 -8.7%
1960 9778 -11.2%
1970 8643 -11.6%
1980 8626 -0.2%
1990 7676 -11%
2000 7809 1.7%
2010 7570 -3.1%
2013 estimate 7436 -1.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Van Buren County was formed on December 7, 1836 from former parts of Des Moines County. It was named after Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), the eighth President of the USA (1837–1841).

In 1837, the first county commissioners' meeting was held in Farmington. In December of that year, the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory decided to move the seat of administration to Rochester. This was prevented by a veto by the governor. In 1838, Keosauqua was finally determined as the county seat by means of an electoral decision.

The court and administration building was completed in 1843, making it the oldest in Iowa and the second oldest in the country.

population

As of the 2010 census , Van Buren County had 7,570 people in 3,098 households. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.39 people each in the 3,098 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,073  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,209. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Van Buren County

Citys

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

Van Buren County is divided into 14 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Bonaparte Township 631    19-90294
Cedar Township 362    19-90570
Checkest Township 232    19-90651
Des Moines Township 247    19-90990
Farmington Township 898    19-91320
Harrisburg Township 343    19-91851
Henry Township 164    19-91911
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Jackson Township 1059    19-92166
Lick Creek Township 469    19-92505
Union Township 717    19-94275
Van Buren Township 1455    19-94323
Vernon Township 224    19-94341
Village Township 609    19-94359
Washington Township 160    19-94572

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Villages of Van Buren County - Van Buren County Courthouse ( February 14, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved February 14, 2015
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465277. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Van Buren County, IA. Retrieved February 14, 2015
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 14, 2015
  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 (source: John Finney, Van Buren County Auditor, 2002) . Retrieved March 7, 2011
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 91 ° 57 ′  W