Ringgold County, Iowa

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Ringgold County, Iowa
Location in the state of Iowa
Iowa's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 24, 1847
Seat	Mount Ayr
Area
• Total	538.92 sq mi (1,396 km²)
• Land	537.67 sq mi (1,393 km²)
• Water	1.26 sq mi (3 km²), 0.23%
Population
• (2010)	5,131
• Density	9.5/sq mi (3.7/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Footnotes: Population^[1]

Ringgold County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 5,131 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,469 in the 2000 census.^[1] The county seat is Mount Ayr.^[2] It is named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto fought in May 1846, during the Mexican-American War. It is one of the 26 Iowa counties which has a name not borne by any other county in the United States.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 538.92 square miles (1,395.8 km²), of which 537.67 square miles (1,392.6 km²) (or 99.77%) is land and 1.26 square miles (3.3 km²) (or 0.23%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

U.S. Highway 169
Iowa Highway 2
Iowa Highway 25

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	2,923	—
1870	5,691	94.7%
1880	12,085	112.4%
1890	13,556	12.2%
1900	15,325	13.0%
1910	12,904	−15.8%
1920	12,919	0.1%
1930	11,966	−7.4%
1940	11,137	−6.9%
1950	9,528	−14.4%
1960	7,910	−17.0%
1970	6,373	−19.4%
1980	6,112	−4.1%
1990	5,420	−11.3%
2000	5,469	0.9%
2010	5,131	−6.2%
Est. 2012	5,096	−0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2012 Estimate^[5]

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,131 in the county, with a population density of 9.5430/sq mi (3.6846/km²). There were 2,613 housing units, of which 2,047 were occupied.^[1]

2000 census

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Ringgold County

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 5,469 people, 2,245 households, and 1,537 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,789 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.07% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,245 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 21.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,110, and the median income for a family was $34,472. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $20,606 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,023. About 9.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 16.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010". United States Census Bureau American FactFinder. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Census.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

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Ringgold County Portal style website maintained by the Ringgold County government
Ringgold County history and information

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Ringgold County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Mount Ayr

Cities	Beaconsfield Benton Clearfield‡ Delphos Diagonal Kellerton Maloy Mount Ayr Redding Shannon City‡ Tingley

CDP	Sun Valley Lake

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 40°43′56″N 94°14′53″W / 40.73222°N 94.24806°W / 40.73222; -94.24806

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