Dallas County, Iowa
| Dallas County, Iowa | |
 Dallas County Court House in Adel
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 Location in the state of Iowa |
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 Iowa's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1846 |
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| Seat | Adel |
| Largest city | West Des Moines |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
591.73 sq mi (1,533 km²) 586.46 sq mi (1,519 km²) 5.26 sq mi (14 km²), 0.89% |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
66,135 113/sq mi (43/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www.co.dallas.ia.us |
| Footnotes: Population [1] | |
Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 66,135 in the 2010 census, an increase from 40,750 in the 2000 census.[1][2] Its county seat is Adel.[3] It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk. Dallas County is one of the five counties that make up the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]
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[edit] History
The land that now forms Dallas County was ceded by the Sac and Fox nation to the United States in a treaty signed on October 11, 1842, and the county was formed in 1846. In 1847 the first pioneers selected a site for the county seat, which was first called Penoach and then later Adel. Once the prairie sod was "broken" by the agricultural plow, settlement was rapid in the 1850s and 1860s, with the population crossing the 12,000 mark by 1870.
[edit] Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 591.73 square miles (1,532.6 km2), of which 586.46 square miles (1,518.9 km2) (or 99.11%) is land and 5.26 square miles (13.6 km2) (or 0.89%) is water.[5]
[edit] Major highways
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Boone County (north)
- Polk County (east)
- Madison County (south)
- Guthrie County (west)
- Greene County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 854 |
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| 1860 | 5,244 | 514.1% | |
| 1870 | 12,019 | 129.2% | |
| 1880 | 18,746 | 56.0% | |
| 1890 | 20,479 | 9.2% | |
| 1900 | 23,058 | 12.6% | |
| 1910 | 23,628 | 2.5% | |
| 1920 | 25,120 | 6.3% | |
| 1930 | 25,493 | 1.5% | |
| 1940 | 24,649 | −3.3% | |
| 1950 | 23,661 | −4.0% | |
| 1960 | 24,123 | 2.0% | |
| 1970 | 26,085 | 8.1% | |
| 1980 | 29,513 | 13.1% | |
| 1990 | 29,755 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 40,750 | 37.0% | |
| 2010 | 66,135 | 62.3% | |
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[edit] 2010 census
The 2010 census recorded a population of 66,135 in the county, with a population density of 112.7698/sq mi (43.5407/km2). There were 27,260 housing units, of which 25,240 were occupied.[1]
[edit] 2000 census
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 40,750 people, 15,584 households, and 11,173 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile (27/km²). There were 16,529 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.75% White, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.79% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 5.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 15,584 households out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,528, and the median income for a family was $58,293. Males had a median income of $37,243 versus $27,026 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,970. About 4.00% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Localities
[edit] Cities
- ‡ Cities mostly in Polk County
[edit] Townships
Dallas County is divided into these townships:
[edit] Unincorporated community
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010". United States Census Bureau American FactFinder. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Data from the 2010 Census". State Data Center of Iowa. http://www.iowadatacenter.org/archive/2011/02/feb10. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36.. Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20060514003222/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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