Washington County, Iowa

The Washington County Courthouse in Washington, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Washington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 391 222 West Main Street Washington, Iowa 52353
Foundation :	January 18, 1838
Made up from:	Henry County Louisa County Muscatine County
Area code :	001 319
Demographics
Residents :	21,704  (2010)
Population density :	14.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1473 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map
Website : co.washington.ia.us

The Washington County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 21,704 residents and a population density of 14.8 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 22,015. The county seat is Washington .

Washington County is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's former capital, Iowa City .

geography

The county is located in southeast Iowa between the Iowa River and the Skunk River and is about 45 km to the east from the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . Washington County covers an area of ​​1,473 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Iowa County	Johnson County
Keokuk County		Louisa County
Jefferson County		Henry County

history

Washington

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	1594		-
1850	4957		211%
1860	14,235		187.2%
1870	18,952		33.1%
1880	20,374		7.5%
1890	18,468		-9.4%
1900	20,718		12.2%
1910	19,925		-3.8%
1920	20,421		2.5%
1930	19,822		-2.9%
1940	20,055		1.2%
1950	19,557		-2.5%
1960	19,406		-0.8%
1970	18,967		-2.3%
1980	20,141		6.2%
1990	19,612		-2.6%
2000	20,670		5.4%
2010	21,704		5%
2013 estimate	22,015		1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

The first settlers settled in 1835. Washington County was originally formed as Slaughter County on January 18, 1838 . A short time later it was renamed Washington County in honor of George Washington .

population

As of the 2010 census , Washington County had 21,704 people in 8,767 households. The population density was 14.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.44 people lived in the 8,767 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.8 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.2 percent of the population.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,710  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,979. 10.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Washington County localities

Citys

Ainsworth Brighton Coppock 1

Crawfordsville Kalona Riverside

Washington Wellman West Chester

Unincorporated Communities

Daytonville East Pleasant Plain Germanville Grace Hill

Haskins Joetown Richmond Rubio

Williamstown Wyman 2

^{1 - partly in Henry and Jefferson Counties
2 - partly in Louisa County}

structure

Washington County is divided into 15 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Brighton Township 837    19-90339 Cedar Township 288    19-90573 Clay Township 223    19-90696 Crawford Township 595    19-90849 Dutch Creek Township 263    19-91089 English River Township 3924    19-91236 Franklin Township 474    19-91431 Highland Township 402    19-91953

Township Population (2010) FIPS Iowa Township 2262    19-92073 Jackson Township 488    19-92172 Lime Creek Township 2203    19-92511 Marion Township 578    19-92868 Oregon Township 956    19-93195 Seventy  -  Six Township 275    19-93819 Washington Township 7936    19-94578

See also

• Washington County Courthouse
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000273. Retrieved March 2, 2012
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465280. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Washington County, IA. Retrieved February 4, 2015
4. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 4, 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 : Washington County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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

Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′  N , 91 ° 43 ′  W