Woodbury County

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The Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, listed on the NRHP since 1973 [1]
The Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, listed on the NRHP since 1973
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Sioux City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
620 Douglas Street
Sioux City, IA 51101-1247
Foundation : January 15, 1851
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 712
Demographics
Residents : 102,172  (2010)
Population density : 45.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2272 km²
Water surface : 12 km²
map
Map of Woodbury County within Iowa
Website : www.woodburyiowa.com

The Woodbury County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 102,172 residents and a population density of 45.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 102,130. The county seat is Sioux City , named after the Indian tribe of the Sioux .

Woodbury County is located in the center of the Sioux City Metropolitan Area , which stretches from Iowa to the neighboring states of South Dakota and Nebraska .

geography

The county is located in western Iowa, where the Missouri borders with Nebraska and the Big Sioux River borders with South Dakota . The county has an area of ​​2272 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Woodbury County:

Union County,
South Dakota 		Plymouth County Cherokee County
Dakota County,
Nebraska 		Compass card (de) .svg Ida County
Thurston County,
Nebraska 		Monona County Crawford County

The area of ​​the Winnebago Reservation , one of two reservations of the Indian tribe of the Ho-Chunk , located predominantly in neighboring Nebraska , extends across states to part of Woodbury County.

history

Levi Woodbury
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1119 -
1870 6172 451.6%
1880 14,996 143%
1890 55,632 271%
1900 54,610 -1.8%
1910 67,616 23.8%
1920 92.171 36.3%
1930 101,669 10.3%
1940 103,627 1.9%
1950 103.917 0.3%
1960 107,849 3.8%
1970 103.052 -4.4%
1980 100,884 -2.1%
1990 98.276 -2.6%
2000 103,877 5.7%
2010 102.172 -1.6%
2013 estimate 102.130 -0%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Woodbury County was originally formed as Wahkaw County on January 15, 1851. In 1853 the county was renamed in honor of Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), a US Senator , Secretary of the Navy and Treasury, and Governor of New Hampshire .

In 1851, Thompsonville, which no longer exists, was the first administrative center. Two years later, the seat of administration was moved to Sergeant Bluff . County government offices were still set up in officials' private homes. In 1856 it was decided to move the county seat to the newly created city of Sioux City in 1854. In 1858 a new three-story brick building for the court and administration was moved into.

In 1914 it was decided to build what is now the Woodbury County Courthouse , which was completed in 1918. After a major overhaul of the building, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

population

According to the 2010 census , Woodbury County had 102,172 people in 38,739 households. The population density was 45.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 38,739 households.

The racial the population was composed of 83.6 percent white, 2.4 percent African American, 2.2 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 13.7 percent of the population.

26.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,343  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,069. 14.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Woodbury County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Plymouth County

structure

Woodbury County is divided into 23 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Arlington Township 1996    19-90078
Banner township 1193    19-90123
Concord Township 1159    19-90810
Floyd Township 935    19-91362
Grange Township 231    19-91623
Grant Township 166    19-91719
Kedron Township 750    19-92295
Lakeport Township 163    19-92373
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Liberty Township 1062    19-92496
Liston Township 527    19-92661
Little Sioux Township 483    19-92667
Miller Township 251    19-92940
Morgan Township 157    19-93015
Moville Township 340    19-93045
Oto Township 286    19-93222
Rock township 674    19-93669
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Rutland Township 618    19-93720
Sloan Township 1113    19-93929
Union Township 729    19-94284
West Fork Township 339    19-94674
Willow Township 437    19-94752
Wolf Creek Township 210    19-94770
Woodbury Township 5675    19-94773

The city of Sioux City does not belong to any township.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 73000744.Retrieved March 9, 2012
  2. ↑ Woodbury County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Woodbury County, IA. Retrieved January 15, 2015
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 15, 2015
  5. ^ Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Retrieved January 19, 2015
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  8. ^ E-ReferenceDesk, Woodbury County, Iowa - County History.Retrieved March 8, 2011
  9. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 42 ° 23 '  N , 96 ° 3'  W