Worth County, Iowa

Infobox U.S. County
county = Worth County
state = Iowa


seallink =


map size = 250
founded =
seat = Northwood
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 402
area_total_km2 = 1040
area_land_sq_mi = 400
area_land_km2 = 1036
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 4
area percentage = 0.43%
census yr = 2000
pop = 7909
density_sq_mi = 20
density_km2 = 8
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.worthcounty.org|

Worth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 7,909. The county seat is in Northwood.GR|6

Worth County is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 402 square miles (1,040 km²), of which, 400 square miles (1,036 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Freeborn County, Minnesota (north)
*Mower County, Minnesota (northeast)
*Mitchell County (east)
*Cerro Gordo County (south)
*Winnebago County (west)

History

Worth County was founded in 1851. It was named for Major General William Jenkins Worth (1749—1849), an officer in both the Black Hawk War and the Mexican-American War.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 10887
1910= 9950
1920= 11630
1930= 11164
1940= 11449
1950= 11068
1960= 10259
1970= 8968
1980= 9075
1990= 7991
2000= 7909
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,909 people, 3,278 households, and 2,265 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 3,534 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). 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.

Cities and towns

*Bolan *Fertile

*Grafton *Hanlontown

*Joice *Kensett

*Manly *Northwood

References

External links

* [http://www.worthcounty.org/ County Government website]