Sioux County, Iowa

Sioux County is a county located in the state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 31,589. Its county seat is Orange City, Iowa⁶.

Geography

According to the

). 1,989 km² (768 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.09% water.

Adjacent counties

• Lyon County (north)
• O'Brien County (east)
• Plymouth County (south)
• Union County, South Dakota (southwest)
• Lincoln County, South Dakota (northwest)

Demographics

As of the

of any race.

There are 10,693 households out of which 36.80% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.40% are married couples living together, 4.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% are non-families. 22.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.19.

In the county the population is spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 15.20% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $40,536, and the median income for a family is $45,846. Males have a median income of $31,548 versus $19,963 for females. The

. Out of the total population, 7.90% of those under the age of 18 and 6.80% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Politics

Sioux County traditionally has been one of the counties in the nation most loyal to the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, residents voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry by 14,229 to 2,259 vote margin - the largest margin of any county in Iowa.

Cities and towns

Alton Boyden Chatsworth Granville

Hawarden Hospers Hull

Ireton Matlock Maurice

Orange City Rock Valley Sioux Center

External link

• Sioux County government website