Dubuque County, Iowa

The Dubuque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In 2010, the County had 93 653 inhabitants and a population density of 59.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dubuque.

Geography

The County is located in Eastern Iowa on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois, which is formed by the Mississippi River. The Dubuque County has an area of ​​1597 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

Traffic

The oldest road is actually the Mississippi, on which an important part of the flow of goods is transported through the center of the USA today. The river is navigable for large barges held by dams, one of which with Lock and Dam No. 11 of the Dubuque County is located.

Through the Dubuque County runs parallel to the Mississippi the Iowa section of the Great River Road forming U.S. Highway 52 meets in the city of Dubuque this on U.S. Highways 20 and 61 and the freeway -developed U.S. Highway 151 Highway 20 crosses the Julien Dubuque Bridge to Illinois highways 61 and 151 run together on the Dubuque - Wisconsin Bridge to Wisconsin.

Through the Dubuque County runs a groove extending on the west bank of the Mississippi line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the city of Dubuque this crosses a line of the Canadian National Railway, the single-track Dubuque Rail Bridge crosses from the west towards Illinois.

In Dubuque County there with the Dubuque Regional Airport an airport, on the, the region with feeder flights to Chicago O'Hare connection to the national and international air traffic network.

History

The Dubuque County was on October 1, 1834 on the territory of the former Michigan - formed territory. It was named after Julien Dubuque (1762-1810), one of the first white settlers in the area.

Historical buildings

Dubuque City Hall, listed since 1972 in the NRHP

Listed Cathedral Historic District in Dubuque, since 1985 in the NRHP

Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Dubuque, listed since 1999 in the NRHP

Bishop 's Block in Dubuque, listed on the NRHP since 1994

Listed Julien Dubuque Bridge from Dubuque to Illinois, since 1999 in the NRHP

St. Boniface, New Vienna, listed since 1999 in the NRHP

Lock and Dam No. 11, listed with views of the Wisconsin shore since 2004 in the NRHP

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Dubuque County 93 653 people in 36 962 households. The population density was 59.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 36 962 households lived statistically 2.37 per person.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 46,894. The per capita income was $ 24,455. 9.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Dubuque County

Citys

  • Asbury
  • Ball Town
  • Bankston
  • Bernard
  • Cascade 1
  • Centralia
  • Dubuque
  • Durango
  • Dyersville 2
  • Epworth
  • Farley
  • Count
  • Holy Cross
  • Luxembourg
  • New Vienna
  • Peosta
  • Rickardsville
  • Sage Ville
  • Sherrill
  • Worthington
  • Zwingle 3

Unincorporated communities

  • Eagle Point
  • Fillmore
  • Key West
  • Julien
  • Massey
  • Petersburg
  • Shawondasse

Structure

The Dubuque County is divided into 17 townships:

  • Cascade Township
  • Center Township
  • Concord Township
  • Dodge Township
  • Dubuque Township
  • Iowa Township
  • Jefferson Township
  • Liberty Township
  • Mosalem Township
  • New Wine Township
  • Peru Township
  • Prairie Creek Township
  • Table Mound Township
  • Taylor Township
  • Vernon Township
  • Washington Township
  • Whitewater Township

The city of Dubuque does not belong to the township.

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