Jackson County, Iowa

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Jackson County, Iowa
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Location in the state of Iowa
Iowa's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1837
Seat	Maquoketa
Area - Total - Land - Water	650 sq mi (1,683 km²) 636 sq mi (1,647 km²) 14 sq mi (35 km²), 2.10%
Population - (2000) - Density	20,296 32/sq mi (12/km²)
Time zone	Central : UTC-6/-5

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. Its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of 2000, the population was 20,296. Its county seat is Maquoketa, Iowa ⁶.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,683 km² (650 mi²). 1,647 km² (636 mi²) of it is land and 35 km² (14 mi²) of it (2.10%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

Iowa Highway 64

[edit] Adjacent counties

Dubuque County (north)
Jo Daviess County, Illinois (northeast), across the Mississippi River
Carroll County, Illinois (east), across the Mississippi River
Clinton County (south)
Jones County (west)

[edit] Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Jackson County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	23,615	–
1910	21,258	-10.0%
1920	19,931	-6.2%
1930	18,481	-7.3%
1940	19,181	3.8%
1950	18,622	-2.9%
1960	20,754	11.4%
1970	20,839	0.4%
1980	22,503	8.0%
1990	19,950	-11.3%
2000	20,296	1.7%
IA Counties 1900-1990

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 20,296 people, 8,078 households, and 5,589 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (32/mi²). There were 8,949 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,078 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,529, and the median income for a family was $42,526. Males had a median income of $29,334 versus $20,577 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,329. About 7.70% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Jackson County Government Departments/Offices

[edit] Assessor

Bill Goettler

[edit] Attorney

County Attorney: John Kies

[edit] Auditor

M. Joell Deppe

[edit] Board of Supervisors

J. C. Engel
Jack Willey
Larry "Buck" Koos

[edit] Conservation

Daryl Parker

[edit] Engineers

County Engineer - Clark Schloz

Assistant to the Engineer - Mike Clausing

Road Superintendent - Lloyd Hingtgen

Office Manager - Stacy Agnitsch

[edit] General Relief

Mary Bartels

[edit] Sanitary Disposal

Administrator-Mark Beck

Assistant-Jan Ward

[edit] Mental Health Dept.

Lynn Bopes

[edit] Recorder

Phyllis M. Gerlach

[edit] Health Dept.

Health Administrator - Frank Frieberg

Assistant - Jan Ward

[edit] Sheriff

County Sheriff: Russ Kettmann

Chief Deputy: Ed Clark

[edit] Treasurer

County Treasurer - Alfred Tebbe, Jr. Deputy County Treasurer - Nancy Roling

Deputy County Treasurer - Jean Ambrosy

Deputy County Treasurer - Carol Lucke

Deputy County Treasurer - Bruce Ruchotzke

Deputy County Treasurer - Jane Ernst

[edit] Veteran's Admin.

Larry J. Bramer - Director

[edit] Zoning

County Zoning Administrator-David Manning Assistant-Jan Ward

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Ghost Towns

Alma
Amoy
America
Bridgeport
Brookfield
Buckhorn
Canton

Carrollport
Centerville
Charleston
Charkstown
Cobb
Coloma
Copper Creek

Cottonville
Crabb
Crabb's Mill
Crabbtown
Deventersville
Duggan
Duke
Emeline

Fremont
Fulton
Garry Owen
Gordon's Ferry
Hickory Grove
Higginsport
Hugo

Hurstville
Fairfield
Farmers Creek
Franklin
Iron Hill
East Iron Hill
Isabel
Lainsville

Lowell
Millrock
Mount Algor
Nashville
New Castle
New Rochester
North Maquoketa

Otter Creek
Ozark
Pass
Pairie Springs
Rolley
Silsbee
Smiths Ferry

Springfield
Spruce Mills
Sterling
Sullivan
Summer Hill
Sylva
Tetes des Morts

Union Center
Van Buren
Wagonersburgh
Waterford
Wickliffe

Ref:[1]

[edit] Local Legends

Brush Creek Shamboobians
Canton Creep
Dark Hollow It
Giant Shrews

[edit] State Parks

Maquoketa Caves State Park
Bellevue State Park

[edit] Bibliography

Sorensen, Lucille. Holihan, Grace. Ghost Towns of Jackson County Iowa/History of Jackson County, Vol. 1, Jackson County Historical Society 1988 and 2000.

[edit] See also

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

[edit] External links

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