Worth County, Iowa

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Worth County Courthouse in Northwood, listed on NRHP No. 81000705 [1]
Worth County Courthouse in Northwood, listed on NRHP No. 81000705
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Northwood
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1000 Central Avenue
Northwood, IA 50459-1523
Foundation : 1851
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 7598  (2010)
Population density : 7.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1040 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Worth County within Iowa
Website : www.worthcounty.org

The Worth County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 7,598 residents and a population density of 7.3 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population decreased to 7541. The county seat is Northwood .

geography

The county is located in northern Iowa and borders Minnesota . It has an area of ​​1040 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water.

The Shell Rock River , which is part of the Mississippi basin via the Cedar River and the Iowa River , flows through the county from north to south.

The following neighboring counties border Worth County:

Freeborn County,
Minnesota 		Mower County,
Minnesota
Winnebago County Compass card (de) .svg Mitchell County
Hancock County Cerro Gordo County

history

WJ Worth
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 756 -
1870 2802 270.6%
1880 7053 151.7%
1890 9247 31.1%
1900 10,887 17.7%
1910 9950 -8.6%
1920 11,630 16.9%
1930 11,164 -4%
1940 11,449 2.6%
1950 11,068 -3.3%
1960 10,259 -7.3%
1970 8968 -12.6%
1980 9075 1.2%
1990 7991 -11.9%
2000 7909 -1 %
2010 7598 -3.9%
2013 estimate 7541 -0.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Worth County was formed in 1851. It was named after General William Jenkins Worth , who became famous in the Mexican-American War .

population

According to the 2010 census , Worth County had 7,598 people in 3,279 households. The population density was 7.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.31 people lived in each of the 3279 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 49,673  . The per capita income was $ 27,240. 11.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Worth County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Unincorporated Community

structure

Worth County is divided into 12 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Barton Township 188    19-90132
Bristol Township 471    19-90345
Brookfield Township 235    19-90357
Danville Township 348    19-90891
Deer Creek Township 180    19-90939
Fertile Township 807    19-91338
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Grove Township 2200    19-91797
Hartland Township 262    19-91881
Kensett Township 473    19-92310
Lincoln Township 1669    19-92634
Silver Lake Township 211    19-93909
Union Township 554    19-94287

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465286. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Worth County, IA. Retrieved January 8, 2015
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 8, 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 ° 15 ′  W