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Madison County, Iowa
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,548. The county seat is Winterset. Madison County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is famous for being the county where John Wayne was born, and for a number of covered bridges. These bridges were featured in Robert James Waller's 1992 novella The Bridges of Madison County, as well as the 1995 film and 2014 musical based on it.
Madison County was formed on January 13, 1846. It has been self-governed since 1849. It was named after James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States (between 1809 and 1817). Hiram Hurst was the first European-American settler in Madison County, having come from Missouri about April 15, 1846.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 562 square miles (1,460 km2), of which 561 square miles (1,450 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 16,548, which gave a population density of 29.4/sq mi (11.3/km2). The median age was 41.2 years; 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.5 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 95.99% reporting one race, with 94.3% White (92.42% non-Hispanic White), 0.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.9% of the population.
30.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 69.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,436 households in the county, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.9% were married-couple households, 15.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 6,913 housing units, of which 6.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 80.0% were owner-occupied and 20.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.
Madison County, Iowa
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,548. The county seat is Winterset. Madison County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is famous for being the county where John Wayne was born, and for a number of covered bridges. These bridges were featured in Robert James Waller's 1992 novella The Bridges of Madison County, as well as the 1995 film and 2014 musical based on it.
Madison County was formed on January 13, 1846. It has been self-governed since 1849. It was named after James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States (between 1809 and 1817). Hiram Hurst was the first European-American settler in Madison County, having come from Missouri about April 15, 1846.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 562 square miles (1,460 km2), of which 561 square miles (1,450 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 16,548, which gave a population density of 29.4/sq mi (11.3/km2). The median age was 41.2 years; 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.5 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 95.99% reporting one race, with 94.3% White (92.42% non-Hispanic White), 0.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.9% of the population.
30.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 69.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,436 households in the county, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.9% were married-couple households, 15.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 6,913 housing units, of which 6.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 80.0% were owner-occupied and 20.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.
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