Sioux County, Iowa

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


seallink =


map size = 250
founded =
seat = Orange City
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 769
area_total_km2 = 1991
area_land_sq_mi = 768
area_land_km2 = 1989
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.09%
census yr = 2000
pop = 31589
density_sq_mi = 41
density_km2 = 16
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.siouxcounty.org|

Sioux County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 31,589. Its county seat is Orange City.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 769 square miles (1,991 km²), of which, 768 square miles (1,989 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Western Sioux County drains to the south west to the Rock River or the Big Sioux River. Eastern Sioux County drains to the south east to the Floyd River.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Lyon County (north)
*O'Brien County (east)
*Plymouth County (south)
*Union County, South Dakota (southwest)
*Lincoln County, South Dakota (northwest)

History

Sioux County was formed on January 15, 1851. It has been self-governed since January 20, 1860. It was named after the Sioux tribe.

The first county seat was Calliope in 1860, then a small village with 15 inhabitants. The first courthouse was built here in 1860 and served as such until 1872. A larger immigration wave began in 1869, primarily of Dutch. In 1872, Orange City was declared the seat. In June, 1902, the construction of a new courthouse of red sandstone was begun and completed in 1904. From 1976 until 1982 the building was completely restored and still serves as the courthouse. In 1977, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 23337
1910= 25248
1920= 26458
1930= 26806
1940= 27209
1950= 26381
1960= 26375
1970= 27996
1980= 30813
1990= 29903
2000= 31589
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 31,589 people, 10,693 households, and 8,062 families residing in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 11,260 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,693 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.40% were married couples living together, 4.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 15.20% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,536, and the median income for a family was $45,846. Males had a median income of $31,548 versus $19,963 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,532. About 4.60% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.90% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

Higher Education

Sioux County is the home to two 4 year liberal arts colleges; Northwestern College in Orange City and Dordt College in Sioux Center. Both of these schools have enrollments over 1,000. Northwest Iowa Community College is also in Sioux County though it is most often associated with community of Sheldon in O'Brien County.

Cities and towns

*Alton pop. 1,095 *Boyden pop. 672 *Chatsworth pop. 89 *Granville pop. 325

*Hawarden pop. 2,478 *Hospers pop. 672 *Hull pop. 1,960 *Ireton pop. 585

*Matlock pop. 83 *Maurice pop. 254 *McNally *Perkins

*Orange City pop. 5,582 *Rock Valley pop. 2,702 *Sheldon pop. 4,914 *Sioux Center pop. 6,327

References

External links

* [http://www.siouxcounty.org Sioux County government website]