Hamilton County, Iowa

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


seallink =


map size = 250
founded = 1856
seat = Webster City
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 577
area_total_km2 = 1496
area_land_sq_mi = 577
area_land_km2 = 1494
area_water_sq_mi = <1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.13%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16438
density_sq_mi = 28
density_km2 = 11
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.hamiltoncounty.org|

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It was named in honor of William W. Hamilton, who served as President of the Iowa State Senate for a time. As of 2000, the population was 16,438. Its county seat is Webster City.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,496 km²), of which, 577 square miles (1,494 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Wright County (north)
*Hardin County (east)
*Story County (southeast)
*Boone County (southwest)
*Webster County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 19514
1910= 19242
1920= 19531
1930= 20978
1940= 19922
1950= 19660
1960= 20032
1970= 18383
1980= 17862
1990= 16071
2000= 16438
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,438 people, 6,692 households, and 4,597 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 7,082 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.71% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,692 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,658, and the median income for a family was $45,771. Males had a median income of $30,579 versus $23,595 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,801. About 4.30% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.70% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Blairsburg *Ellsworth *Jewell Junction

*Kamrar *Randall

*Stanhope *Stratford

*Webster City *Williams