Van Buren County, Iowa
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| Van Buren County, Iowa | |
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 Location in the state of Iowa |
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 Iowa's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1836 |
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| Seat | Keosauqua |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
491 sq mi (1,271 km²) 485 sq mi (1,256 km²) 6 sq mi (15 km²), 1.17% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
7,809 16/sq mi (6/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 7,809. Its county seat is Keosauqua, which contains the oldest continuously oprerational courthouse in the state of Iowa, and second oldest in the United States.[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 491 square miles (1,271 km²), of which, 485 square miles (1,256 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (1.17%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Jefferson County (north)
- Henry County (northeast)
- Lee County (east)
- Clark County, Missouri (southeast)
- Scotland County, Missouri (southwest)
- Davis County (west)
[edit] History
Van Buren County was formed on December 7, 1836. It was named for President Martin Van Buren.
The county's Courthouse was built in September, 1843 in the style of Greek Revival and stands as Iowa's oldest, and the nation's second oldest, courhouse in operation. [2]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 17,354 |
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| 1910 | 15,020 | -13.4% | |
| 1920 | 14,060 | -6.4% | |
| 1930 | 12,603 | -10.4% | |
| 1940 | 12,053 | -4.4% | |
| 1950 | 11,007 | -8.7% | |
| 1960 | 9,778 | -11.2% | |
| 1970 | 8,643 | -11.6% | |
| 1980 | 8,626 | -0.2% | |
| 1990 | 7,676 | -11.0% | |
| 2000 | 7,809 | 1.7% | |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 7,809 people, 3,181 households, and 2,163 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 3,581 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.62% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,181 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,094, and the median income for a family was $36,420. Males had a median income of $27,379 versus $20,925 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,748. About 8.70% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 15.60% of those age 65 or over.
Van Buren County is a rural area; it contains no stop lights and no fast food chains.
By 2006 the population had risen slightly to 7,836.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Van Buren County
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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