Worth County, Iowa
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| Worth 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 | information needed |
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| Seat | Northwood |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
402 sq mi (1,040 km²) 400 sq mi (1,036 km²) 2 sq mi (4 km²), 0.43% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
7,909 20/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.worthcounty.org | |
Worth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It was named for Major General William Jenkins Worth(1749-1849), an officer in both the Black Hawk War and the Mexican-American War. As of 2000, the population is 7,909. Its county seat is Northwood6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,040 km² (402 mi²). 1,036 km² (400 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Freeborn County, Minnesota (north)
- Mower County, Minnesota (northeast)
- Mitchell County (east)
- Cerro Gordo County (south)
- Winnebago County (west)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 10,887 |
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| 1910 | 9,950 | -8.6% | |
| 1920 | 11,630 | 16.9% | |
| 1930 | 11,164 | -4.0% | |
| 1940 | 11,449 | 2.6% | |
| 1950 | 11,068 | -3.3% | |
| 1960 | 10,259 | -7.3% | |
| 1970 | 8,968 | -12.6% | |
| 1980 | 9,075 | 1.2% | |
| 1990 | 7,991 | -11.9% | |
| 2000 | 7,909 | -1.0% | |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,909 people, 3,278 households, and 2,265 families residing in the county. The population density was 8/km² (20/mi²). There were 3,534 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.37% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,278 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,444, and the median income for a family was $41,763. Males had a median income of $27,927 versus $20,897 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,952. About 6.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.
