Monona County, Iowa

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Monona County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Iowa's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Onawa
Area - Total - Land - Water	699 sq mi (1,810 km²) 693 sq mi (1,795 km²) 6 sq mi (15 km²), 0.82%
Population - (2000) - Density	10,020 14/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Monona County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 10,020. Its county seat is Onawa^[1].

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 699 square miles (1,810 km²), of which, 693 square miles (1,795 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (0.82%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] History

Monona County was formed in 1851. It was perhaps named for the Indian word meaning "beautiful valley."^[2]

[edit] Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Monona County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	17,980	—
1910	16,633	-7.5%
1920	17,125	3.0%
1930	18,213	6.4%
1940	18,238	0.1%
1950	16,303	-10.6%
1960	13,916	-14.6%
1970	12,069	-13.3%
1980	11,692	-3.1%
1990	10,034	-14.2%
2000	10,020	-0.1%
IA Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 10,020 people, 4,211 households, and 2,737 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 4,660 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.34% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,211 households out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 31.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 23.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,235, and the median income for a family was $41,172. Males had a median income of $27,349 versus $19,607 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,477. About 6.60% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.90% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.