Fremont County, Iowa
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Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 8,010. Its county seat is Sidney, Iowa6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,338 km² (517 mi²). 1,324 km² (511 mi²) of it is land and 15 km² (6 mi²) of it (1.10%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Mills County (north)
- Page County (east)
- Atchison County, Missouri (south)
- Otoe County, Nebraska (southwest)
- Cass County, Nebraska (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8,010 people, 3,199 households, and 2,242 families residing in the county. The population density was 6/km² (16/mi²). There were 3,514 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.01% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.96% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 2.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,199 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,345, and the median income for a family was $46,547. Males had a median income of $30,822 versus $23,003 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,081. About 6.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.
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