Delaware County (Iowa)

The Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In 2010, the County had 17,764 inhabitants and a population density of 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Manchester.

Geography

The County is located in northeastern Iowa, is in the northeast around 20 km from the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Wisconsin and Illinois. The Delaware County has an area of ​​1500 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. At the Delaware County border Nachbarcountys following:

History

The Delaware County was formed in 1837. It was named probably after the origin of some settlers, the Delaware County in New York.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Delaware County 17,764 people in 7,187 households. The population density was 11.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 7,187 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 48,574. The per capita income was $ 22,681. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Delaware County

Citys

  • Colesburg
  • Delaware
  • Delhi
  • Dundee
  • Dyersville1
  • Earlville
  • Edgewood2
  • Greeley
  • Hopkinton
  • Manchester
  • Masonville
  • Ryan

Unincorporated communities

  • Dutchtown
  • Oneida
  • Osterdock
  • Petersburg
  • Robinson
  • Rockville
  • Sand Spring
  • Thorpe

1 - partially in Dubuque County 2 - partially in Clayton County

Structure

The Delaware County is divided into 16 townships:

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