Jackson County (Iowa)

The Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 19,848 inhabitants and a population density of 12 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Maquoketa.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme east of Iowa along the Mississippi River, which forms the border with the neighboring state of Illinois. The Jackson County has an area of ​​1,683 square kilometers, of which 35 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Jackson County was formed on December 21, 1837 from former parts of Dubuque County. It was named (1829-1837) by Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the seventh President of the United States.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Jackson County 19,848 people in 8,386 households. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 8,386 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.

23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,567. The per capita income was $ 22,647. 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Jackson County

Citys

  • Andrew
  • Baldwin
  • Bellevue
  • La Motte
  • Maquoketa
  • Miles
  • Monmouth
  • Preston
  • Sabula
  • Saint Donatus
  • Spragueville
  • Springbrook
  • Zwingle 1

Unincorporated communities

  • Bridgeport
  • Canton
  • Fulton
  • Garry Owen
  • Green Iceland
  • Hurstville
  • Iron Hills
  • Leisure Lake
  • Millrock
  • Nashville
  • Otter Creek
  • Sterling
  • Twin Springs

Structure

The Jackson County is divided into 18 townships:

  • Bellevue Township
  • Brandon Township
  • Butler Township
  • Fairfield Township
  • Farmers Creek Township
  • Iowa Township
  • Jackson Township
  • Maquoketa Township
  • Monmouth Township
  • Otter Creek Township
  • Perry Township
  • Prairie Springs Township
  • Richland Township
  • South Fork Township
  • Tete Des Morts Township
  • Union Township
  • Van Buren Township
  • Washington Township
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