Emmet County, Iowa

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


seallink =


map size = 250
founded = 1851
seat = Estherville
largest city =
area_total_sq_mi = 402
area_total_km2 = 1042
area_land_sq_mi = 396
area_land_km2 = 1025
area_water_sq_mi = 7
area_water_km2 = 17
area percentage = 1.65%
census yr = 2000
pop = 11027
density_sq_mi = 28
density_km2 = 11
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.emmetcountyia.com|

Emmet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 11,027. Its county seat is Estherville.GR|6

History

Emmet County was authorized by the Iowa Legislature in 1851, and named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet. There were finally enough settlers in the area to organize the county in 1859. [ [http://www.iowacounties.org/About%20Us/AboutCoGov/County%20Pages/Emmet.htm Emmet County ] ]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 402 square miles (1,042 km²), of which, 396 square miles (1,025 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (17 km²) of it (1.65%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Jackson County, Minnesota (northwest)
*Martin County, Minnesota (northeast)
*Kossuth County (east)
*Palo Alto County (south)
*Dickinson County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 9936
1910= 9816
1920= 12627
1930= 12856
1940= 13406
1950= 14102
1960= 14871
1970= 14009
1980= 13336
1990= 11569
2000= 11027
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt IA Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,027 people, 4,450 households, and 2,910 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 4,889 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.38% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.25% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 4.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,450 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,305, and the median income for a family was $41,296. Males had a median income of $27,495 versus $20,278 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,619. About 5.20% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Armstrong *Dolliver

*Estherville *Forsyth

*Gridley *Gruver

*Halfa *Hoprig

*Huntington *Maple Hill

*Raleigh *Ringsted

*Wallingford

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