Scott County (Iowa)

The Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 165 224 inhabitants and a population density of 142.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Davenport, named after Colonel George Davenport, who established a trading post here.

The Scott County is part of the metropolitan area around the Quad Cities, Iowa and Illinois.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme east of Iowa, bordered to the east and southeast to Illinois, where the border by the Mississippi River is formed, and has an area of 1,186 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Scott County was formed on January 15, 1851 as one of the Originalcountys of Iowa.

It was named after Major General Winfield Scott (1786-1866), who signed the peace treaty with Black Hawk and Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in the Mexican - American War was.

The settlement in this area began in 1833 in Valley City, now known as Pleasant Valley. Soon after, the places Rockingham and Davenport were founded.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Scott County 165224 people in 65 629 households. The population density was 142.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 86.1 percent white, 7.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 2.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 65 629 households lived statistically 2.44 per person.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 50,707. The per capita income was $ 26,977. 12.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Scott County

Citys

  • Bettendorf
  • Blue grass1
  • Buffalo
  • Davenport
  • Dixon
  • Donahue
  • Durant2
  • Eldridge
  • Le Claire
  • Long Grove
  • Maysville
  • McCausland
  • New Liberty
  • Panarama Park
  • Princeton
  • Riverdale
  • Walcott1

Census-designated place (CDP )

  • Parkview

Other Unincorporated communities

  • Big Rock
  • Argo
  • Gambrill
  • Mc Causland
  • Plainview
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Wildwood Camp

1 - partially in Muscatine County 2 - partially in Cedar and Muscatine County in

Structure

The Scott County is divided into 13 townships:

  • Allens Grove Township
  • Blue Grass Township
  • Buffalo Township
  • Butler Township
  • Cleona Township
  • Hickory Grove Township
  • Le Claire Township
  • Liberty Township
  • Lincoln Township
  • Pleasant Valley Township
  • Princeton Township
  • Sheridan Township
  • Winfield Township

The city of Davenport belongs to no Township.

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