Winnebago County, Iowa

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The Winnebago County Courthouse in Forest City, listed on the NRHP since 1981 [1]
The Winnebago County Courthouse in Forest City, listed on the NRHP since 1981
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Forest City
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
126 South Clark Street
Forest City, IA 50436-1706
Foundation : 1847
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 10,866  (2010)
Population density : 10.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1040 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Winnebago County within Iowa
Website : www.winnebagocountyiowa.gov

The Winnebago County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 10,866 residents and a population density of 10.5 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 10,554. The county seat is Forest City . The city is mostly in Winnebago County and a smaller part in Hancock County .

geography

The county is located in the far north of Iowa, on the Minnesota border, and has an area of ​​1,040 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water.

The Winnebago River rises in the north of the county and flows through the county in a north-south direction and forms part of the Mississippi basin via the Shell Rock River , the Cedar River and the Iowa River .

The following neighboring counties border Winnebago County:

Faribault County,
Minnesota
Freeborn County,
Minnesota
Kossuth County Compass card (de) .svg Worth County
Hancock County Cerro Gordo County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 168 -
1870 1562 829.8%
1880 4017 157.2%
1890 7325 82.4%
1900 12,725 73.7%
1910 11,914 -6.4%
1920 13,489 13.2%
1930 13,143 -2.6%
1940 13,972 6.3%
1950 13,450 -3.7%
1960 13,099 -2.6%
1970 12,990 -0.8%
1980 13,010 0.2%
1990 12,122 -6.8%
2000 11,723 -3.3%
2010 10,866 -7.3%
2013 estimate 10,554 -99.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Winnebago County was formed in 1847. It was named after the Native American people of Winnebago .

population

According to the 2010 census , Winnebago County had 10,866 people in 4,711 households. The population density was 10.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 4711 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.1 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.3 percent of the population.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,871  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,684. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Winnebago County

Citys

Unincorporated Community

1 - partially in Hancock County

structure

Winnebago County is divided into 12 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Buffalo Township 1106    19-90396
Center township 2470    19-90636
Eden Township 104    19-91152
Forest Township 4611    19-91365
Grant Township 148    19-91716
King Township 652    19-92316
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Lincoln Township 355    19-92628
Linden Township 133    19-92640
Logan Township 201    19-92706
Mount Valley Township 565    19-93038
Newton Township 211    19-93105
Norway Township 310    19-93141

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000275.Retrieved January 22, 2015
  2. GNIS-ID: 465283. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Winnebago County, IA. Retrieved January 22, 2015
  4. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 22, 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: 43 ° 23 ′  N , 93 ° 44 ′  W