Keokuk County, Iowa
The Keokuk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010 had 10,511 inhabitants, the county and a population density of 7 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sigourney.
Geography
The County is located in the central southeastern part of Iowa, is in the south about 70 miles from Missouri, in the east is from about 80 km from Illinois and has an area of 1,502 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Keokuk County in 1837 from parts of the former Washington County in the former Wisconsin - formed territory. It was named after Keokuk (1767-1848), a chief chief of the Sac Indians, who advocated peace with the white settlers in the Black Hawk War.
In May 1843 County was officially approved for settlement by white immigrants and managed from 1844 itself. Previously, it was under the administration of Washington County. After a number of years to become permanent struggle for the privilege of district capital, it was founded in 1856 Sigourney.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Keokuk County 10,511 people in 4,677 households. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 4,677 households lived statistically 2.24 per person.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 42,969. The per capita income was $ 21,685. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Keokuk County
Citys
- Delta
- Gibson
- Harper
- Hayesville
- Hedrick
- Keota
- Keswick
- Kinross
- Martinsburg
- North English1
- Ollie
- Richland
- Sigourney
- South English
- Thornburg
- Webster
- What Cheer
Unincorporated communities
- Clear Creek
- Coal Creek
- Dublin
- Farson
- Indianapolis
- Lancaster
- Talleyrand
- Veo
1 - partially in Iowa County
Structure
The Keokuk County is divided into 17 townships:
- Adams Township
- Benton Township
- Clear Creek Township
- East Lancaster Township
- English River Township
- Jackson Township
- Lafayette Township
- Liberty Township
- Plank Township
- Prairie Township
- Richland Township
- Sigourney Township
- Steady Run Township
- Van Buren Township
- Warren Township
- Washington Township
- West Lancaster Township