Kossuth County, Iowa

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Kossuth County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Iowa's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	January 15, 1851
Seat	Algona
Area - Total - Land - Water	974 sq mi (2,523 km²) 973 sq mi (2,520 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	17,163 18/sq mi (7/km²)
Website: www.co.kossuth.ia.us

Kossuth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 17,163. Its county seat is Algona.^[1] Its area of 974 square miles (2,522 km²) is greater than that of any other county statewide.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Cities
5 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 974 square miles (2,524 km²), of which, 973 square miles (2,520 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Martin County, Minnesota & Faribault County, Minnesota (north)
Winnebago County (northeast)
Hancock County (southeast)
Humboldt County (south)
Palo Alto County (southwest)
Emmet County (northwest)

[edit] History

Kossuth County was founded on January 15, 1851. It was named after Lajos Kossuth, a Hungarian patriot who went to exile to America following the war of independence of Hungary from Austria.

[edit] Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Kossuth County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	22,720	—
1910	21,971	-3.3%
1920	25,082	14.2%
1930	25,452	1.5%
1940	26,630	4.6%
1950	26,241	-1.5%
1960	25,314	-3.5%
1970	22,937	-9.4%
1980	21,891	-4.6%
1990	18,591	-15.1%
2000	17,163	-7.7%
IA Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 17,163 people, 6,974 households, and 4,791 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 7,605 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.76% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,974 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,562, and the median income for a family was $41,159. Males had a median income of $30,191 versus $20,184 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,598. About 7.50% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Kossuth County, Iowa

County seat: Algona

Cities	Algona \| Bancroft \| Burt \| Fenton \| Lakota \| Ledyard \| Lone Rock \| Lu Verne \| Swea City \| Titonka \| Wesley \| West Bend \| Whittemore