Webster County, Iowa

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The Webster County Courthouse at Fort Dodge, listed on NRHP No. 81000274 [1]
The Webster County Courthouse at Fort Dodge, listed on NRHP No. 81000274
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Fort Dodge
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
703 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-3853
Foundation : January 15, 1851
Area code : 001 515
Demographics
Residents : 38,013  (2010)
Population density : 20.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1860 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Webster County within Iowa

The Webster County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 38,013 residents and a population density of 20.5 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had decreased slightly to 37,044. The county seat is Fort Dodge , named after the fort that previously existed here, which was named after Henry Dodge , a US Senator from Wisconsin .

geography

The county is located just northwest of the geographic center of Iowa and is traversed by the Des Moines River . It has an area of ​​1860 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. The following counties border Webster County:

Pocahontas County Humboldt County Wright County
Calhoun County Compass card (de) .svg Hamilton County
Greene County    Boone County

history

Daniel Webster
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 2504 -
1870 10,484 318.7%
1880 15,951 52.1%
1890 21,582 35.3%
1900 31,757 47.1%
1910 34,629 9%
1920 37,611 8.6%
1930 40,425 7.5%
1940 41,521 2.7%
1950 44,241 6.6%
1960 47,810 8.1%
1970 48.391 1.2%
1980 45,953 -5%
1990 40,342 -12.2%
2000 40,235 -0.3%
2010 38.013 -5.5%
2013 estimate 37,044 -2.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Webster County was formed on January 15, 1851. It was named after Daniel Webster (1782-1852), a former Secretary of State of the United States.

population

According to the 2010 census , there were 38,013 people in 15,936 households in Webster County. The population density was 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in each of the 15,936 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.3 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,806  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,653. 14.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Webster County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Calhoun County
2 - partly in Hamilton County

structure

Webster County is divided into 23 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Badger Township 1121    19-90102
Burnside Township 316    19-90405
Clay Township 234    19-90702
Colfax Township 237    19-90771
Cooper Township 488    19-90831
Dayton Township 1161    19-90915
Deer Creek Township 429    19-90936
Douglas Township 1152    19-91068
Elkhorn Township 734    19-91191
Fulton Township 420    19-91497
Gowrie Township 1098    19-91596
Hardin Township 140    19-91842
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Jackson Township 323    19-92178
Johnson Township 439    19-92277
Lost Grove Township 662    19-92715
Newark Township 311    19-93069
Otho Township 901    19-93220
Pleasant Valley Township 718    19-93423
Roland Township 589    19-93684
Sumner Township 325    19-94053
Washington Township 699    19-94584
Webster Township 227    19-94632
Yell Township 83    19-94800

The city of Fort Dodge 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: 465282. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Webster County, IA. Retrieved January 26, 2015
  4. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 26, 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

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Coordinates: 42 ° 26 '  N , 94 ° 11'  W