Palo Alto County, Iowa

Infobox U.S. County
county = Palo Alto County
state = Iowa


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map size = 250
founded =
seat = Emmetsburg
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 569
area_total_km2 = 1475
area_land_sq_mi = 564
area_land_km2 = 1460
area_water_sq_mi = 6
area_water_km2 = 14
area percentage = 0.98%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10147
density_sq_mi = 18
density_km2 = 7
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
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Palo Alto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 10,147. It is named for the first battlefield victory in the Mexican-American War. Its county seat is Emmetsburg.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 569 square miles (1,475 km²), of which, 564 square miles (1,460 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (14 km²) of it (0.98%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Emmet County (north)
*Kossuth County (east)
*Pocahontas County (south)
*Clay County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 14354
1910= 13845
1920= 15486
1930= 15398
1940= 16170
1950= 15891
1960= 14736
1970= 13289
1980= 12721
1990= 10669
2000= 10147
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,147 people, 4,119 households, and 2,673 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,631 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.62% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,119 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,409, and the median income for a family was $41,808. Males had a median income of $28,344 versus $19,655 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,733. About 6.60% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Ayrshire *Curlew

*Cylinder *Emmetsburg

*Graettinger *Mallard

*Rodman *Ruthven

References