Humboldt County, Iowa

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


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map size = 250
founded = 1857
seat = Dakota City
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 436
area_total_km2 = 1129
area_land_sq_mi = 434
area_land_km2 = 1125
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 3
area percentage = 0.30%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10381
density_sq_mi = 24
density_km2 = 9
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
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Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It was created in 1857 and is named in honor of Alexander von Humboldt. As of 2000, the population is 10,381. Its county seat is Dakota City.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 436 square miles (1,129 km²), of which, 434 square miles (1,125 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Kossuth County (north)
*Wright County (east)
*Webster County (south)
*Pocahontas County (west)

History

Humboldt County was established in 1851 as the smallest county in Iowa. It was named after Alexander von Humboldt.

On July 1, 1855, the county lines were newly established and on February 26, 1857, the old borders were reestablished. In 1872, Humbolt College was opened and closed in 1916 because there was no agreement with the county about taxation.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 12667
1910= 12182
1920= 12951
1930= 13202
1940= 13459
1950= 13117
1960= 13156
1970= 12519
1980= 12246
1990= 10756
2000= 10381
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,381 people, 4,295 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 4,645 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.63% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,295 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% 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 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 21.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,201, and the median income for a family was $46,510. Males had a median income of $31,004 versus $22,312 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,300. About 5.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 5.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Bode *Bradgate *Dakota City *Gilmore City

*Hardy *Humboldt *Livermore

*Lu Verne *Ottosen *Pioneer

*Renwick *Rutland *Thor