Winneshiek County

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The Winneshiek County Courthouse in Decorah
The Winneshiek County Courthouse in Decorah
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Decorah
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
201 W. Main Street
Decorah, IA 52101-1713
Foundation : 1847
Area code : 001 563
Demographics
Residents : 21,056  (2010)
Population density : 11.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1786 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Winneshiek County within Iowa
Website : www.winneshiekcounty.org

The Winneshiek County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 21,056 residents and a population density of 11.8 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 20,994. The county seat is Decorah , named after a chief of the Ho Chunk Indians.

geography

The county is located in northeast Iowa and borders Minnesota to the north ; 40 km to the east, the Mississippi forms the border with Wisconsin . Winneshiek County covers an area of ​​1786 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water.

The Upper Iowa River , a right tributary of the Mississippi, flows through the north of the county in a west-east direction. The southwest is traversed by the Turkey River , which also flows into the Mississippi southeast of the county.

The following neighboring counties border Winneshiek County:

Fillmore County,
Minnesota 		Houston County,
Minnesota
Howard County Compass card (de) .svg Allamakee County
Chickasaw County Fayette County Clayton County

history

Winneshiek County was formed in 1847. It was named after a chief of the Ho Chunk Indians .

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 546 -
1860 13,942 2,453.5%
1870 23,570 69.1%
1880 23,938 1.6%
1890 22,528 -5.9%
1900 23,731 5.3%
1910 21,729 -8.4%
1920 22.091 1.7%
1930 21,630 -2.1%
1940 22,263 2.9%
1950 21,639 -2.8%
1960 21,651 0.1%
1970 21,758 0.5%
1980 21,876 0.5%
1990 20,847 -4.7%
2000 21,310 2.2%
2010 21,056 -1.2%
2013 estimate 20,994 -0.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , Winneshiek County had 21,056 people in 7,869 households. The population density was 11.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.40 people lived in 7,869 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

20.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,693  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,608. 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Winneshiek County

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

Winneshiek County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Bloomfield Township 546    19-90273
Bluffton Township 445    19-90288
Burr Oak Township 487    19-90414
Calmar Township 1899    19-90447
Canoe Township 536    19-90462
Decorah Township 10,040    19-90924
Frankville Township 447    19-91434
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Fremont Township 220    19-91485
Glenwood Township 632    19-91578
Hesper Township 455    19-91917
Highland Township 254    19-91956
Jackson Township 265    19-92181
Lincoln Township 665    19-92631
Madison Township 436    19-92787
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Military Township 1308    19-92937
Orleans Township 289    19-93201
Pleasant Township 438    19-93384
Springfield Township 429    19-93984
Sumner Township 311    19-94056
Washington Township 954    19-94587

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465284. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Winneshiek County, IA. Retrieved January 19, 2015
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 19, 2015
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′  N , 91 ° 51 ′  W