Wayne County, Iowa

The Wayne County Courthouse in Corydon
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Corydon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 435 Corydon, IA 50060-0435
Foundation :	1846
Area code :	001 641
Demographics
Residents :	6403  (2010)
Population density :	4.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1365 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map
Website : www.waynecountyiowa.com

The Wayne County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 6,443 people and a population density of 4.7 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population decreased slightly to 6402. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Corydon .

geography

The county is located in the extreme south of Iowa, bordering Missouri, and has an area of ​​1,365 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Clarke County	Lucas County	Monroe County
Decatur County		Appanoose County
Mercer County, Missouri		Putnam County, Missouri

history

Anthony Wayne

Wayne County was formed in 1846. It was named after Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a general in the American War of Independence .

In 1851 its own administration was established. Corydon, initially called Springfield , was designated as the county seat. This makes Wayne County one of the few counties in Iowa that have never changed county seats.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	340		-
1860	6409		1,785%
1870	11,287		76.1%
1880	16,127		42.9%
1890	15,670		-2.8%
1900	17,491		11.6%
1910	16,184		-7.5%
1920	15,378		-5%
1930	13,787		-10.3%
1940	13,308		-3.5%
1950	11,737		-11.8%
1960	9800		-16.5%
1970	8405		-14.2%
1980	8199		-2.5%
1990	7067		-13.8%
2000	6730		-4.8%
2010	6403		-4.9%
2013 estimate	6402		-0%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

A hastily erected log house served as the first court and administrative building until a new building was erected for it in 1856. In 1871 it became too small and the county administration moved to different buildings in Corydon. This situation was only ended in 1891 when a newly built brick building was moved into.

In 1962 it was decided to construct a new building, which was completed in 1964.

population

According to the 2010 census , Wayne County had 6,443 people in 2,742 households. The population density was 4.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.32 people lived in each of the 2,742 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 35,425  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,795. 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Wayne County localities

Citys

Allerton Clio Corydon Humeston

Lineville Millerton Promise City Seymour

Unincorporated Communities

Cambria Confidence Harvard

Last chance Sewal

structure

Wayne County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Benton Township 191    19-90225 Clay Township 157    19-90699 Clinton Township 76    19-90747 Corydon Township 1776    19-90840 Grand River Township 357    19-91617 Howard Township 84    19-91998 Jackson Township 173    19-92175 Jefferson Township 152    19-92265

Township Population (2010) FIPS Monroe Township 252    19-92994 Richman Township 619    19-93627 South Fork Township 310    19-93951 Union Township 233    19-94281 Walnut Township 928    19-94413 Warren Township 655    19-94440 Washington Township 232    19-94581 Wright Township 208    19-94788

See also

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465281. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Wayne County, IA. Retrieved January 29, 2015
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 29, 2015
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ^ E-ReferenceDesk, Wayne County, Iowa - County History.Retrieved March 7, 2011
7. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

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

• Wayne County Development Corporation
• city-data.com - Wayne County, Iowa

Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′  N , 93 ° 20 ′  W