Washington County, Iowa
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| Washington County, Iowa | |
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 Location in the state of Iowa |
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 Iowa's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1838 |
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| Seat | Washington |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
571 sq mi (1,478 km²) 569 sq mi (1,473 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.36% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
20,670 36/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: co.washington.ia.us | |
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is one of the two counties that make up in the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1] As of 2000, the population was 20,670. Its county seat is Washington.[2]
One of the towns located within Washington County is Riverside. Riverside is known as the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk of the Star Trek science fiction saga.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,478 km²), of which, 569 square miles (1,473 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.36%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Iowa County (northwest)
- Johnson County (northeast)
- Louisa County (east)
- Henry County (southeast)
- Jefferson County (southwest)
- Keokuk County (west)
[edit] History
Washington County was originally formed on January 18, 1838 as Slaughter County. A short time later it was renamed to Washington County, in honor of George Washington.[3]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 20,718 |
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| 1910 | 19,925 | -3.8% | |
| 1920 | 20,421 | 2.5% | |
| 1930 | 19,822 | -2.9% | |
| 1940 | 20,055 | 1.2% | |
| 1950 | 19,557 | -2.5% | |
| 1960 | 19,406 | -0.8% | |
| 1970 | 18,967 | -2.3% | |
| 1980 | 20,141 | 6.2% | |
| 1990 | 19,612 | -2.6% | |
| 2000 | 20,670 | 5.4% | |
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As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 20,670 people, 8,056 households, and 5,631 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 8,543 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.04% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 2.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,056 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,103, and the median income for a family was $45,636. Males had a median income of $29,592 versus $22,818 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,221. About 5.10% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] References
- ^ United States Office of Management and Budget. Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (PDF) 5, 36.. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ History
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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