Cass County (Iowa)

The Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 13,956 inhabitants and a population density of 9.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), Atlantic.

Geography

The County is located in the central south-west of Iowa and is in each case about 80 km from Nebraska and Missouri to the west in the southern part. It has an area of 1,463 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Cass County was formed on January 15, 1851 from parts of Pottawattamie County. It was named after Lewis Cass (1782-1866), a former Minister of War (1831-1836), U.S. - Senator (1845-1848, 1849-1857) and Foreign Minister ( 1857-1860 ).

The first white men in the area were probably Mormons in search of a new home in the West. About 20 families spent the winter here from 1846 to 1847. Some families stayed until 1851., The first white settlers, who settled here permanently, was Vincent M. Conrad with his wife and their child. He built a log house and opened in 1854 the first commercial transaction. Later, his house was used as a post office and he became a financial official in Cass County.

The next permanent settler was Jeremiah Bradshaw of 1851 settled on the site of the present Cold Springs. There he was postmaster, opened a hotel and a horse-changing station and did a variety of tasks of the County Administration.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Cass County 13,956 people in 6,120 households. The population density was 9.6 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 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 1.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 6,120 households lived statistically 2.18 per person.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 40,358. The per capita income was $ 22,447. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Cass County

Citys

  • Anita
  • Atlantic
  • Cumberland
  • Griswold
  • Lewis
  • Marne
  • Massena
  • Wiota

Unincorporated communities

  • Berea
  • Lorah

Structure

The Cass County is divided into 16 townships:

  • Bear Grove Township
  • Benton Township
  • Brighton Township
  • Cass Township
  • Edna Township
  • Franklin Township
  • Grant Township
  • Grove Township
  • Lincoln Township
  • Massena Township
  • Noble Township
  • Pleasant Township
  • Pymosa Township
  • Union Township
  • Victoria Township
  • Washington Township
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