Greene County, Iowa

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


seallink =


map size = 250
founded = 1851
seat = Jefferson
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 571
area_total_km2 = 1479
area_land_sq_mi = 568
area_land_km2 = 1472
area_water_sq_mi = 3
area_water_km2 = 7
area percentage = 0.48%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10366
density_sq_mi = 18
density_km2 = 7
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.greene.ia.us|

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named in honor of General Nathanael Greene. As of 2000, the population was 10,366. Its county seat is Jefferson.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,479 km²), of which, 568 square miles (1,472 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.48%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Calhoun County (northwest)
*Webster County (northeast)
*Boone County (east)
*Dallas County (southeast)
*Guthrie County (south)
*Carroll County (west)

History

Greene County was formed on January 15, 1851 and from 1854, self-governed. It was named after General Nathanael Greene, a hero in the Revolutionary War. The first settler was Truman Davis. He settled on the Racoon River.

The first courthouse was built in 1856 from wood. Previously court was held in a log cabin southeast of Jefferson. The second courthouse, of red brick, was built in 1870. The structure used today was built in 1917.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 17820
1910= 16023
1920= 16467
1930= 16528
1940= 16599
1950= 15544
1960= 14379
1970= 12716
1980= 12119
1990= 10045
2000= 10366
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,366 people, 4,205 households, and 2,859 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,623 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,205 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.60% 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 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,883, and the median income for a family was $41,230. Males had a median income of $29,076 versus $21,657 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,866. About 4.80% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.90% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Churdan *Dana

*Grand Junction *Jefferson

*Paton *Ralston

*Rippey *Scranton

Unincorporated community

*Cooper

Notable residents

* George Horace Gallup, Former resident, American statistician, invented the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampling for measuring public opinion.
* Warren Allen Smith, Former resident, American homosexual activist, writer and Humanist.