Crawford County (Iowa)

The Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 17 096 inhabitants and a population density of 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Denison.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme west of Iowa, is located in the west about 40 miles from Nebraska and has an area of ​​1,852 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Crawford County was formed on January 1, 1851 the former parts of Shelby County.

It was named William Harris Crawford (1772-1834) after the former finance and minister of war, as well as presidential candidates.

The first County Courthouse was built in 1857. With the construction of the second started on 10 November 1903. The first floor was built of sandstone, the second and third floor of white stones. A basic restoration was carried out in 1976,

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Crawford County 17 096 people in 6,537 households. The population density was 9.2 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 82.9 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 24.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 6,537 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.

26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 42,916. The per capita income was $ 19,988. 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Crawford County

Citys

  • Arion
  • Aspinwall
  • Buck Grove
  • Charter Oak
  • Deloit
  • Denison
  • Dow City
  • Kiron
  • Manilla
  • Ricketts
  • Schleswig
  • Vail
  • West Side

Unincorporated communities

  • Botna
  • Boyer

Structure

The Crawford County is divided into 20 townships:

  • Boyer Township
  • Charter Oak Township
  • Denison Township
  • East Boyer Township
  • Goodrich Township
  • Hanover Township
  • Hayes Township
  • Iowa Township
  • Jackson Township
  • Milford Township
  • Morgan Township
  • Nishnabotny Township
  • Otter Creek Township
  • Paradise Township
  • Soldier Township
  • Stockholm Township
  • Union Township
  • Washington Township
  • Westside Township
  • Willow Township
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