Warren County, Iowa

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The Warren County Courthouse in Indianola, listed on NRHP No. 03000818 [1]
The Warren County Courthouse in Indianola, listed on NRHP No. 03000818
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Indianola
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
301 North Buxton, Suite 202
Indianola, IA 50125-1801
Foundation : 1846
Area code : 001 515
Demographics
Residents : 46,225  (2010)
Population density : 31.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1485 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Warren County within Iowa
Website : www.co.warren.ia.us

The Warren County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 the county had 46,225 residents and a population density of 31.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 47,336. The county seat is Indianola , named after Indianola in Texas .

Warren County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Des Moines .

geography

The county is located in south central Iowa in the southern suburbs of the capital Des Moines. It has an area of ​​1485 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Warren County:

Dallas County Polk County
Madison County Compass card (de) .svg Marion County
Clarke County Lucas County

history

Joseph Warren
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 961 -
1860 10,281 969.8%
1870 17,980 74.9%
1880 19,578 8.9%
1890 18,209 -7%
1900 20,376 11.9%
1910 18,194 -10.7%
1920 18,047 -0.8%
1930 17,700 -1.9%
1940 17,695 -0%
1950 17,758 0.4%
1960 20,829 17.3%
1970 27,432 31.7%
1980 34,878 27.1%
1990 36,033 3.3%
2000 40,671 12.9%
2010 46.225 13.7%
2013 estimate 47,336 2.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Warren County was formed in 1846 from former parts of Polk County. It was named after Joseph Warren (1741–1775), a general who died in the American War of Independence .

population

As of the 2010 census , Warren County had 46,225 people in 17,008 households. The population density was 31.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 17,008 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 62,034  USD . The per capita income was $ 28,798. 7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Warren County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Madison County
2 - partly in Polk County
3 - partly in Dallas and Polk County

structure

Warren County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Allen Township 4280    19-90045
Belmont Township 957    19-90189
Greenfield Township 6407    19-91764
Jackson Township 876    19-92169
Jefferson Township 1760    19-92262
Liberty Township 486    19-92493
Lincoln Township 2343    19-92625
Linn Township 7616    19-92652
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Otter Township 1042    19-93228
Palmyra Township 559    19-93264
Richland Township 1260    19-93624
Squaw Township 672    19-93999
Union Township 496    19-94278
Virginia Township 1051    19-94371
White Breast Township 711    19-94716
White Oak Township 927    19-94725

The city of Indianola does not belong to any township.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. GNIS-ID: 465279. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Warren County, IA. Retrieved November 9, 2014
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 9, 2014
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. ^ Townships of Warren County. histopolis.com, accessed on March 26, 2018 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′  N , 93 ° 34 ′  W