Bremer County, Iowa

The Bremer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 24,276 inhabitants and a population density of 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Waverly.

Geography

The County is located in the central northeastern Iowa and has an area of 1,139 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Bremer County was born on January 24, 1853 as a free designated - formed territory - but in reality populated by Indians. It was named after the Swedish author and suffragist Fredrika Bremer ( 1801-1865 ). Thus, the Bremer County is the only one in Iowa, which was named after a person from the literature.

The existing since 1850 Waverly City was the first county seat, which has, in contrast to many other counties in Iowa never changed.

The first courthouse, a small one-story house was built in 1851. 1858 this was replaced by a larger brick building. Since this building was no longer able to gradually grown tasks in 1870 another building was erected next to it. Both buildings were demolished in 1937 and a larger building erected in its place.

In 1975, the Sheriff's Office and the prison was moved into its own building.

2003 celebrated the Bremer County 's 150th anniversary.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Bremer County 24,276 people in 9,609 households. The population density was 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 9,609 households lived statistically 2.32 per person.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 54,482. The per capita income was $ 26,493. 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line ..

Places in Bremer County

Citys

• Denver
• Frederika
• Janesville1
• Plainfield

• Readlyn
• Sumner2
• Tripoli
• Waverly

Unincorporated communities

• Artesian
• Bremer
• Buck Creek
• Dean Ville

• Finch Ford
• Horton
• Klinger
• Knittel

• Murphy
• Seal
• Spring Lake

1 - partly in Black Hawk County 2 - partially in Fayette County

Structure

The Bremer County is divided into 14 townships:

• Dayton Township
• Douglas Township
• Franklin Township
• Frederika Township
• Fremont Township

• Jackson Township
• Jefferson Township
• Lafayette Township
• Le Roy Township
• Maxfield Township

• Polk Township
• No Sumner. 2 Township
• Warren Township
• Washington Township

The cities of Sumner and Waverly belong to any Township.