Boone County, Iowa facts for kids
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Boone County
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Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
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Country | United States | |
State | Iowa | |
Founded | January 13, 1846 | |
Seat | Boone | |
Largest city | Boone | |
Area | ||
• Total | 574 sq mi (1,490 km2) | |
• Land | 572 sq mi (1,480 km2) | |
• Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.4% | |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 26,715 | |
• Density | 46.54/sq mi (17.970/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 4th |
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,715. Its county seat is Boone.
Boone County comprises the Boone, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA Combined Statistical Area.
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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.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 574 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 572 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.4%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Webster County (northwest)
- Hamilton County (northeast)
- Story County (east)
- Polk County (southeast)
- Dallas County (south)
- Greene County (west)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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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% | |
2020 | 26,715 | 1.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2018 |
2020 census
The 2020 census recorded a population of 26,715 in the county, with a population density of 46.4373/sq mi (17.9295/km2). 96.05% of the population reported being of one race. 90.71% were non-Hispanic White, 1.13% were Black, 2.65% were Hispanic, 0.24% were Native American, 0.37% were Asian, 0.01% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 4.88% were some other race or more than one race. There were 11,921 housing units of which 10,981 were occupied.
2010 census
The 2010 census recorded a population of 26,306 in the county, with a population density of 46.07/sq mi (17.79/km2). There were 11,756 housing units, of which 10,728 were occupied.
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Boone County is divided into seventeen townships:
- Amaqua
- Beaver
- Cass
- Colfax
- Des Moines
- Dodge
- Douglas
- Garden
- Grant
- Harrison
- Jackson
- Marcy
- Peoples
- Pilot Mound
- Union
- Worth
- Yell
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Boone County.
† county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
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1 | † Boone | City | 12,661 |
2 | Madrid | City | 2,543 |
3 | Ogden | City | 2,044 |
4 | Sheldahl (partially in Polk and Story Counties) | City | 319 |
5 | Boxholm | City | 195 |
6 | Pilot Mound | City | 173 |
7 | Luther | City | 122 |
8 | Fraser | City | 102 |
9 | Beaver | City | 48 |
10 | Berkley | City | 32 |
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Boone (Iowa) para niños