Humboldt County (Iowa)
The Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 9815 inhabitants and a population density of 8.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dakota City, named after the Dakota Indians.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Iowa and is drained by the Des Moines River. It has an area of 1,129 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. At the Humboldt County borders the following counties:
History
The Humboldt County was formed in 1851 as the smallest county in Iowa. It was named after Alexander von Humboldt.
On 1 July 1855, the County 's borders were redefined as the country was come from the Kossuth County and Webster County. On February 26, 1857, the old borders were restored. 1872 Humboldt College was opened in 1916 and closed again, because there is no agreement with the County was to achieve through taxes.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Humboldt County 9,815 people in 4,327 households. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 4,327 households lived statistically 2.17 per person.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 46,437. The per capita income was $ 24,633. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Humboldt County
Citys
- Bode
- Bradgate
- Dakota City
- Gilmore City1
- Hardy
- Humboldt
- Livermore
- Lu Verne2
- Ottosen
- Pioneer
- Renwick
- Rutland
- Thor
Unincorporated Community
- Saint Joseph
1 - partially in Pocahontas County 2 - partially in Kossuth County
The Humboldt County is divided into 12 townships:
- Avery Township
- Beaver Township
- Corinth Township
- Delana Township
- Humboldt Township
- Lake Township
- Norway Township
- Rutland Township
- Wacousta Township
The cities of Dakota City and Humboldt belong to any Township.