Cedar County, Iowa
Cedar County | |
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Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | cedarcounty |
Cedar County is a
Cedar County is located between the
History
Cedar County was formed on December 21, 1837, from sections of Dubuque County. It was named for the Cedar River.
In 1840, the City of Tipton, the current county seat, was established.
Before the Civil War, the area around West Branch was an active focal point of the Underground Railroad, a network for the freeing of slaves from the southern states.
The former US President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was born in West Branch in Cedar County.[3]
The Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail is believed to be the last jail and residence combination still in use when it closed in 2001.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Geography
According to the
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Jones County (north)
- Clinton County (northeast)
- Scott County (southeast)
- Muscatine County (south)
- Johnson County (west)
- Linn County (northwest)
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 3,941 | — | |
1860 | 12,949 | 228.6% | |
1870 | 19,731 | 52.4% | |
1880 | 18,936 | −4.0% | |
1890 | 18,253 | −3.6% | |
1900 | 19,371 | 6.1% | |
1910 | 17,765 | −8.3% | |
1920 | 17,560 | −1.2% | |
1930 | 16,760 | −4.6% | |
1940 | 16,884 | 0.7% | |
1950 | 16,910 | 0.2% | |
1960 | 17,791 | 5.2% | |
1970 | 17,655 | −0.8% | |
1980 | 18,635 | 5.6% | |
1990 | 17,444 | −6.4% | |
2000 | 18,187 | 4.3% | |
2010 | 18,499 | 1.7% | |
2020 | 18,505 | 0.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 18,302 | [6] | −1.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2018[11] |
2020 census
The 2020 census recorded a population of 18,505 in the county, with a population density of 31.7402/sq mi (12.2550/km2). 96.29% of the population reported being of one race. 91.92% were non-Hispanic White, 0.45% were Black, 2.50% were Hispanic, 0.28% were Native American, 0.34% were Asian, 0.01% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 4.51% were some other race or more than one race. There were 8,190 housing units of which 7,594 were occupied.[1]
2010 census
The 2010 census recorded a population of 13,956 in the county, with a population density of 31.89/sq mi (12.31/km2). There were 8,064 housing units, of which 7,511 were occupied.[12]
2000 census
As of the
There were 7,147 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.30% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,198, and the median income for a family was $48,850. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $23,260 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Cedar County is divided into seventeen townships:
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Cedar County.[1] † county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2020 Census) |
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1 | † Tipton | City | 3,149 |
2 | Wilton (mostly in Muscatine County) | City | 2,924 |
3 | West Branch (partially in Johnson County) | City | 2,509 |
4 | Durant (partially in Muscatine and Scott Counties) | City | 1,871 |
5 | Clarence | City | 1,039 |
6 | Mechanicsville | City | 1,020 |
7 | Lowden | City | 807 |
8 | Stanwood | City | 637 |
9 | Bennett | City | 347 |
10 | Rochester | CDP | 142 |
Notable people
- 31st President of the United States (1929–1933) and the first president born west of the Mississippi River (born in West Branchin 1874).
- Barclay Coppockof Springdale participated in the raid.
- Lawrie Tatum (1822–1900), an Indian Agent to the Kiowa and Comanche tribes and, beginning in 1884, guardian to future President Herbert Hoover.
Politics
Cedar County, like nearby Louisa County, is a reliable bellwether for the state of Iowa, having voted for the statewide winner in every presidential election since 1952.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 6,161 | 57.56% | 4,337 | 40.52% | 205 | 1.92% |
2016 | 5,295 | 55.50% | 3,599 | 37.72% | 647 | 6.78% |
2012 | 4,529 | 46.94% | 4,972 | 51.53% | 148 | 1.53% |
2008 | 4,289 | 44.38% | 5,221 | 54.02% | 155 | 1.60% |
2004 | 4,869 | 50.23% | 4,747 | 48.97% | 78 | 0.80% |
2000 | 4,031 | 48.31% | 4,033 | 48.33% | 280 | 3.36% |
1996 | 2,966 | 38.64% | 3,856 | 50.23% | 854 | 11.13% |
1992 | 2,965 | 35.98% | 3,296 | 40.00% | 1,979 | 24.02% |
1988 | 3,373 | 45.10% | 4,032 | 53.91% | 74 | 0.99% |
1984 | 4,617 | 59.59% | 3,086 | 39.83% | 45 | 0.58% |
1980 | 4,398 | 56.41% | 2,589 | 33.21% | 810 | 10.39% |
1976 | 4,308 | 55.08% | 3,354 | 42.88% | 160 | 2.05% |
1972 | 4,452 | 63.39% | 2,465 | 35.10% | 106 | 1.51% |
1968 | 4,494 | 59.02% | 2,675 | 35.13% | 445 | 5.84% |
1964 | 3,106 | 40.16% | 4,617 | 59.69% | 12 | 0.16% |
1960 | 5,217 | 61.92% | 3,203 | 38.02% | 5 | 0.06% |
1956 | 5,344 | 64.71% | 2,912 | 35.26% | 2 | 0.02% |
1952 | 6,176 | 71.48% | 2,447 | 28.32% | 17 | 0.20% |
1948 | 3,957 | 56.40% | 2,958 | 42.16% | 101 | 1.44% |
1944 | 4,673 | 63.95% | 2,610 | 35.72% | 24 | 0.33% |
1940 | 5,521 | 62.45% | 3,293 | 37.25% | 26 | 0.29% |
1936 | 3,686 | 44.76% | 4,385 | 53.25% | 164 | 1.99% |
1932 | 3,277 | 40.62% | 4,718 | 58.48% | 73 | 0.90% |
1928 | 4,856 | 65.49% | 2,517 | 33.94% | 42 | 0.57% |
1924 | 4,625 | 60.74% | 1,478 | 19.41% | 1,512 | 19.86% |
1920 | 5,697 | 77.88% | 1,420 | 19.41% | 198 | 2.71% |
1916 | 2,862 | 63.56% | 1,595 | 35.42% | 46 | 1.02% |
1912 | 1,036 | 23.44% | 1,938 | 43.85% | 1,446 | 32.71% |
1908 | 2,455 | 54.17% | 1,986 | 43.82% | 91 | 2.01% |
1904 | 2,691 | 56.94% | 1,926 | 40.75% | 109 | 2.31% |
1900 | 2,740 | 55.19% | 2,131 | 42.92% | 94 | 1.89% |
1896 | 2,717 | 54.50% | 2,128 | 42.69% | 140 | 2.81% |
See also
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