Winneshiek County
![]() The Winneshiek County Courthouse in Decorah |
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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 |
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Total area : | 1786 km² |
Water surface : | 1 km² |
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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 |
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Howard County |
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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
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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
Other Unincorporated Communities
structure
Winneshiek County is divided into 20 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 465284. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Winneshiek County, IA. Retrieved January 19, 2015
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 19, 2015
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
Web links
Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′ N , 91 ° 51 ′ W