Union County (Iowa)

The Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 12,534 inhabitants and a population density of 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Creston.

Geography

The County is located in the central south-west of Iowa and has an area of 1,103 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Union County was formed on 15 January 1851. At the time of formation of the county already smoldering conflict between the North and South. Since the general opinion to the north, so the Union tended took the term as one name.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 living in Union County 12,534 people in 5,326 households. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 5,326 households lived statistically 2.28 per person.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 40,879. The per capita income was $ 20,435. 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Union County

Citys

  • Afton
  • Arispe
  • Creston
  • Cromwell
  • Lorimor
  • Shannon City1
  • Thayer

Unincorporated communities

  • Barney
  • Kent
  • Nevinville
  • Spaulding
  • Talmage

1 - partially in Ringgold County

Structure

The Union County is divided into 12 townships:

  • Dodge Township
  • Douglas Township
  • Grant Township
  • Highland Township
  • Jones Township
  • Lincoln Township
  • New Hope Township
  • Plate Township
  • Pleasant Township
  • Sand Creek Township
  • Spaulding Township
  • Union Township

The town of Creston belongs to no Township.

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