Cass County, Iowa
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| Cass County, Iowa | |
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 Location in the state of Iowa |
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 Iowa's location in the USA |
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| Founded | 1851 |
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| Seat | Atlantic |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,463 km² (565 mi²) 1,462 km² (564 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²), 0.12%% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
14,684 10/km² |
| Website: www.casscountyiowa.org | |
Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 14,684. Its county seat is Atlantic, Iowa6. It was named to honor Lewis Cass, who was the 1848 Democratic nominee for President.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,463 km² (565 mi²). 1,462 km² (564 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.12%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Audubon County (north)
- Adair County (east)
- Adams County (southeast)
- Mongomery County (southwest)
- Pottawattamie County (west)
- Shelby County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 21,274 |
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| 1910 | 19,047 | -10.5% | |
| 1920 | 19,421 | 2.0% | |
| 1930 | 19,422 | 0.0% | |
| 1940 | 18,647 | -4.0% | |
| 1950 | 18,532 | -0.6% | |
| 1960 | 17,919 | -3.3% | |
| 1970 | 17,007 | -5.1% | |
| 1980 | 16,932 | -0.4% | |
| 1990 | 15,128 | -10.7% | |
| 2000 | 14,684 | -2.9% | |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 14,684 people, 6,120 households, and 4,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 10/km² (26/mi²). There were 6,590 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.84% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,120 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,922, and the median income for a family was $40,564. Males had a median income of $29,736 versus $20,108 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,067. About 7.20% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.40% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.
