Hancock County (Iowa)
The Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 11,341 inhabitants and a population density of 7.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Garner, named after one of the conductors of the Milwaukee Road railroad company.
Geography
The County is located in northern Iowa, is located in the north about 35 miles from Minnesota and has an area of 1,484 square kilometers, of which five square miles are water. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Hancock County was formed on 15 January 1851. It was named for John Hancock (1737-1793), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of the Continental Congress.
1858, the first elections were held in Hancock County. The first county seat was in the Amsterdam Township and a judicial and administrative building was planned, but this was reversed by a change of government in the county. Thus, it was used for Countyverwaltung to 1865 a school house in the Amsterdam Township.
Later the administration was transferred to the Concord Township and built two small wooden building for the Countyverwaltung. 1867 led to the desire to build for the Countyverwaltung and the local jurisdiction, a stone building, which was passed in 1869 its purpose.
Although the administrative seat of the county still was in Concord Township, it was decided in the town of Garner, to build a new courthouse made of bricks, which was completed in 1899. In 1903, then was the final move of the Countyverwaltung Garner, which is the seat of administration of the Hancock County today.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Hancock County 11,341 people in 4,752 households. The population density was 7.7 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 4,752 households lived statistically 2.34 per person.
23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 48,040. The per capita income was $ 22,530. 9.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line
Places in Hancock County
Citys
- Britt
- Corwith
- Crystal Lake
- Garner
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Clamp
- Woden
Unincorporated communities
- Denhart
- Duncan
- Forest City1
- Hayfield
- Hutchins
- Miller
- Stilson
1 - partially in Winnebago County
Structure
The Hancock County is divided into 16 townships:
- Amsterdam Township
- Avery Township
- Bingham Township
- Boone Township
- Britt Township
- Concord Township
- Crystal Township
- Ell Township
- Ellington Township
- Erin Township
- Garfield Township
- Liberty Township
- Madison Township
- Magor Township
- Orthel Township
- Twin Lake Township