Boone County, Iowa

Boone County
	Boone County, Iowa
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	; Location in the state of Iowa
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Founded	1846
Seat	Boone
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 573.51 sq mi (1,485 km²); 571.46 sq mi (1,480 km²); 2.05 sq mi (5 km²), 0.36%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 26,306; 46.1/sq mi (17.8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.boone.ia.us
	Footnotes: Population

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Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Boone, Iowa, Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Boone County, Iowa, and which, when combined with the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprises the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.^[2] The population was 26,306 in the 2010 census, an increase from 26,224 in 2000.^[1]^[3] Its county seat is Boone.^[4]

[edit] Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 573.51 square miles (1,485.4 km²), of which 571.46 square miles (1,480.1 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 2.05 square miles (5.3 km²) (or 0.36%) is water.^[5]

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[edit] Adjacent counties

Webster County (northwest)
Hamilton County (northeast)
Story County (east)
Polk County (southeast)
Dallas County (south)
Greene County (west)

[edit] History

Boone County was established January 13, 1846, from free land. It was named after Captain Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, an American pioneer, who had formed the Wilderness Trail and founded the town Boonesborough, Kentucky.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	735	—
1860	4,232	475.8%
1870	14,584	244.6%
1880	20,838	42.9%
1890	23,772	14.1%
1900	28,200	18.6%
1910	27,626	−2.0%
1920	29,892	8.2%
1930	29,271	−2.1%
1940	29,782	1.7%
1950	28,139	−5.5%
1960	28,037	−0.4%
1970	26,470	−5.6%
1980	26,184	−1.1%
1990	25,186	−3.8%
2000	26,224	4.1%
2010	26,306	0.3%
Iowa Data Center ^[3]

[edit] 2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 26,306 in the county, with a population density of 46.07/sq mi (17.788/km²). There were 11,756 housing units, of which 10,728 were occupied.^[1]

[edit] 2000 census

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Boone County.

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 26,224 people, 10,374 households, and 7,137 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 10,968 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.53% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,374 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,763, and the median income for a family was $49,346. Males had a median income of $32,504 versus $23,838 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,943. About 4.50% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.