Buena Vista County, Iowa

The Buena Vista County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Storm Lake.

Geography

The County is located in the central northwestern Iowa and has an area of 1,502 km ², of which 14 km ² water surface are. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Buena Vista County was on 15 January 1851 as a free- designated - formed territory - but in reality populated by Indians. It was named in memory of the battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War.

The first courthouse, a two-story wooden house was built in 1870 in Sioux Rapids, but burned down in 1877 from. 1878, the county seat was moved to Storm Lake and held hearings in the local town hall. 1888 a new three-story brick building was completed as a new Courthouse.

The present building was passed in 1972 its purpose.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Buena Vista County 20,260 people in 7,579 households. The population density was 13.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 80.7 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 5.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 22.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 7,579 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64, and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 43,864. The per capita income was $ 20,881. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line ..

Places in Buena Vista County

Citys

  • Lakeside
  • Linn Grove
  • Marathon
  • Newell
  • Rembrandt
  • Sioux Rapids
  • Storm Lake
  • Truesdale

Unincorporated communities

  • Bel Air Beach
  • Casino Beach
  • Cornell
  • Diamond Center
  • Hanover
  • Juniata
  • Sulphur Springs
  • West Storm Lake

Structure

The Buena Vista County is divided into 16 townships:

  • Barnes Township
  • Brooke Township
  • Coon Township
  • Elk Township
  • Fairfield Township
  • Grant Township
  • Hayes Township
  • Lee Township
  • Lincoln Township
  • Maple Valley Township
  • Newell Township
  • Nokomis Township
  • Poland Township
  • Providence Township
  • Scott Township
  • Washington Township

The cities of Sioux Rapids and Storm Lake belong to any Township.

Pictures of Buena Vista County, Iowa

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