Wapello County

The Wapello County Courthouse in Ottumwa, listed on NRHP No. 81000272
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Ottumwa
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 W. Fourth Street Ottumwa, IA 52501-2510
Foundation :	February 17, 1843
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	35,625  (2010)
Population density :	31.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1129 km²
Water surface :	11 km²
map
Website : www.wapellocounty.org

The Wapello County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 35,625 people and a population density of 31.9 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 35,391. The county seat is Ottumwa .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Iowa and is around 25 miles north of the Missouri border . It has an area of ​​1129 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed by the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi, from northwest to southeast .

The following neighboring counties border Wapello County:

	Mahaska County    Keokuk County
Monroe County		Jefferson County
Appanoose County	Davis County	Van Buren County

history

Chief Wapello

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	8471		-
1860	14,518		71.4%
1870	22,346		53.9%
1880	25,285		13.2%
1890	30,426		20.3%
1900	35,426		16.4%
1910	37,743		6.5%
1920	37,937		0.5%
1930	40,480		6.7%
1940	44,280		9.4%
1950	47,397		7%
1960	46.126		-2.7%
1970	42,149		-8.6%
1980	40.241		-4.5%
1990	35,687		-11.3%
2000	36.051		1 %
2010	35,625		-1.2%
2013 estimate	35,391		-0.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

The Wapello County was formed on February 17, 1843 from designated as free - but in fact settled by Indians - territory. It was named after Wapello, a chief of the Fox Indians.

After the land was released for the new settlers on May 1, 1843, hundreds staked out their new claim along the Des Moines River. 5,000 people lived here within a month. The first courthouse was a simple log cabin.

The county's first weekly newspaper, the Des Moines Courier , was published in 1848. The second courthouse was built of stone. The building was used until 1855. The third was used until 1891. The fourth and current Wapello County Courthouse was taken into use on May 17, 1894. This five-storey building was built from sandstone and renovated in 1950.

In 1881, Wapello County experienced a minor gold rush when a soil speculator claimed he had found gold in nearby Bear Creek. As a result, land prices multiplied overnight.

population

According to the 2010 census , Wapello County had 35,625 people in 14,764 households. The population density was 31.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.37 people each in the 14,764 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.1 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.1 percent of the population.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,093  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,376. 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Wapello County

Map of the Wapello County

Citys

Agency Blakesburg Chillicothe Eddyville 1

Eldon Kirkville Ottumwa

Unincorporated Communities

Bladensburg Bridge port Cliffland Dahlonega

Dudley Highland Center Munterville Ottumwa Junction

Rutledge South Ottumwa Truax

^{1 - partially in Mahaska and Monroe Counties}

structure

Wapello County is divided into 14 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Adams Township 708    19-90015 Agency Township 1158    19-90027 Cass Township 242    19-90516 Center township 26,707    19-90633 Columbia Township 1060    19-90789 Competine Township 254    19-90795 Dahlonega Township 677    19-90870

Township Population (2010) FIPS Green Township 721    19-91737 Highland Township 267    19-91950 Keokuk Township 867    19-92313 Pleasant Township 260    19-93381 Polk Township 584    19-93453 Richland Township 726    19-93621 Washington Township 1394    19-94575

See also

• Wapello County Courthouse
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ Wapello County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Wapello County, IA. Retrieved February 11, 2015
4. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 11, 2015
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 92 ° 25 ′  W