Editing Boone County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county         = Boone County
 | state                = Iowa
 | seal                 = Boone County ia seal.jpg
 | founded date     = January 13
 | founded year         = 1846
 | seat wl              = Boone
 | largest city wl      = Boone
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 574
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 572
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.1
 | area percentage      = 0.4
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 26715
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 26590 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone           = Central
 | web                  = https://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/
 | ex image             = BooneCountyCourthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Boone County Courthouse
 | district             = 4th }}

'''Boone County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 26,715.<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Boone, Iowa|Boone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> Boone County comprises the Boone, IA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is included in the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]-[[Ames, Iowa|Ames]]-[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]], IA [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
The land that now forms Boone and several other Iowa counties was ceded by the Sac and Fox nation to the United States in a [[John Beach|treaty signed on October 11, 1842]].

On January 13, 1846, the legislative body of the [[Indiana Territory]] authorized creation of twelve counties in the Iowa Territory,<ref>The counties were Boone, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marshall, Polk, Story, Warren, and Wayne.</ref> with general descriptions of their boundaries.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpolkcou1880unio|title=The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c|publisher=Union Historical Co.|year=1880|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpolkcou1880unio/page/419 419], 425}}</ref> Boone County's name referred to Captain [[Nathan Boone]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_lKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA12|title=History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States|year=1908|page=12}}</ref> son of [[Daniel Boone]], an American pioneer who formed the [[Wilderness Road|Wilderness Trail]] and founded the settlement of [[Boonesborough, Kentucky]].

County residents selected Boonesboro as the county seat in 1851. The first building erected in the new settlement was a double log house, to be used as interim county office and courthouse. It was supplemented by a two–story building erected in 1856, then replaced by a three-story building in 1868.

The nearby settlement of Montana was incorporated in 1866, when a railway station was built there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history-map.com/picture/003/Montana-Iowa.htm|title=Bird's eye view of the city of Montana, Boone Co. IA|work=historymap.com|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> It was renamed to Boone in 1871.<ref name=BCH>{{cite web|url=http://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/index.aspx?page=282|title=County History|work=Boone County IA|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> It continued to grow, and it annexed the settlement of Boonesboro (which had also been incorporated in 1866) in 1887, thus becoming the county seat.<ref name=BCH/>

After the second courthouse became too small for the county's expanding populace, a new building (the [[Boone County Courthouse (Iowa)|present courthouse]]) replaced it. It was completed in 1917.<ref name=iowacourts>{{cite web|url=https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/iowa-courts-history/iowa-county-courthouse-history/boone-county-courthouse|title=Boone County Courthouse|publisher=Iowa Judicial Branch|access-date=August 20, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807002226/https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/iowa-courts-history/iowa-county-courthouse-history/boone-county-courthouse|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|574|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|572|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.1|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[File:US 30.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 30]] – runs east–west through center of county. Passes Beaver, Ogden, and Jordan.
*[[File:US 169.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 169]] – runs south from [[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]] through the west-central portion of Boone County. At its intersection with US 30, U.S. 169 runs east three miles to [[Ogden, Iowa|Ogden]], then runs south to [[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas County]].
*[[File:Elongated circle 17.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 17]] – runs south through eastern Boone County to Jordan, west one mile, then south to the boundary line between Dallas and [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]] counties.
*[[File:Elongated circle 144.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 144]] – runs across the southwest tip of the county from northwest to southeast.
*[[File:Elongated circle 210.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 210]] – enters south line of county at [[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]], then runs east and east-northeast across the southern portion of county to [[Story County, Iowa|Story County]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boone+County,+IA/@41.9460766,-94.108275,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87edd3e718baafeb:0x69628b9a6e285a8d!8m2!3d42.0881747!4d-93.9878427 ''Boone County IA'' Google Maps (accessed August 20, 2018)]</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas County]] – south
*[[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]] – west
*[[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton County]] – north and northeast
*[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]] – south and southeast
*[[Story County, Iowa|Story County]] – east
*[[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]] – north and northwest

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 735
|1860= 4232
|1870= 14584
|1880= 20838
|1890= 23772
|1900= 28200
|1910= 27626
|1920= 29892
|1930= 29271
|1940= 29782
|1950= 28139
|1960= 28037
|1970= 26470
|1980= 26184
|1990= 25186
|2000= 26224
|2010= 26306
|2020= 26715
|estyear=2023
|estimate=26590
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19015.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103041301/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19015.html|archive-date=January 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
[[File:BooneCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Boone County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:BooneCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Boone County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 26,715 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|26715|575.291796|sqmi|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.<ref name=cen2020/>

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 26,306 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|26306|571|sqmi|km2}}. There were 11,756 housing units, of which 10,728 were occupied.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table|title=Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - State &ndash; County|publisher=US Census Bureau – American FactFinder|access-date=March 8, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 26,224 people, 10,374 households, and 7,137 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|46|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,968 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.53% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 10,374 households, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,763, and the median income for a family was $49,346. Males had a median income of $32,504 versus $23,838 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,943. About 4.50% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Beaver, Iowa|Beaver]]
*[[Berkley, Iowa|Berkley]]
*[[Boone, Iowa|Boone]] (county seat)
*[[Boxholm, Iowa|Boxholm]]
*[[Fraser, Iowa|Fraser]]
*[[Luther, Iowa|Luther]]
*[[Madrid, Iowa|Madrid]]
*[[Ogden, Iowa|Ogden]]
*[[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]] (partial)
*[[Pilot Mound, Iowa|Pilot Mound]]
*[[Sheldahl, Iowa|Sheldahl]] (partial)
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Jordan, Iowa|Jordan]]
*[[Logansport, Iowa|Logansport]]
*[[Mackey, Iowa|Mackey]]
*[[Moingona, Iowa|Moingona]]
*[[Zenorsville, Iowa|Zenorsville]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Amaqua Township, Boone County, Iowa|Amaqua]]
* [[Beaver Township, Boone County, Iowa|Beaver]]
* [[Cass Township, Boone County, Iowa|Cass]]
* [[Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa|Colfax]]
* [[Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa|Des Moines]]
* [[Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa|Dodge]]
* [[Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa|Douglas]]
* [[Garden Township, Boone County, Iowa|Garden]]
* [[Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa|Grant]]
* [[Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa|Harrison]]
* [[Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa|Jackson]]
* [[Marcy Township, Boone County, Iowa|Marcy]]
* [[Peoples Township, Boone County, Iowa|Peoples]]
* [[Pilot Mound Township, Boone County, Iowa|Pilot Mound]]
* [[Union Township, Boone County, Iowa|Union]]
* [[Worth Township, Boone County, Iowa|Worth]]
* [[Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa|Yell]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Boone County.<ref name=cen2020/>
'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Boone, Iowa|Boone]]'''
| City
| 12,460
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 2
|'''[[Madrid, Iowa|Madrid]]'''
| City
| 2,802
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 3
|'''[[Ogden, Iowa|Ogden]]'''
| City
| 2,007
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 4
|'''[[Boxholm, Iowa|Boxholm]]'''
| City
| 181
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 5
|'''[[Pilot Mound, Iowa|Pilot Mound]]'''
| City
| 163
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 6
|'''[[Luther, Iowa|Luther]]'''
| City
| 152
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 7
|'''[[Fraser, Iowa|Fraser]]'''
| City
| 101
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 8
|'''[[Beaver, Iowa|Beaver]]'''
| City
| 46
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 9
|'''[[Berkley, Iowa|Berkley]]'''
| City
| 23
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 10
|'''[[Sheldahl, Iowa|Sheldahl]]''' (''partially in [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]] and [[Story County, Iowa|Story Counties]]'')
| City
| 19 (297 total)
|}

==Politics==
Prior to 1932, Boone County was primarily Republican in presidential elections, aside from 1912 when the county backed Bull Moose candidate & former Republican President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. From 1932 to 1980, the county was a swing county, voting for the national winner in all elections in that period aside from 1960. From 1984 to 2012, the county was consistently Democratic in presidential elections, but swung hard in 2016 by 20.7 points to back Republican [[Donald Trump]] similar to many other counties in Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/heres-a-map-of-the-us-counties-that-flipped-to-trump-from-democrats/|title=Here's a map of the US counties that flipped to Trump from Democrats|website=www.cnbc.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> In Republican presidential primaries, it holds the distinction of having the longest streak of voting against the future nominee, having done so since the 1980 primary.
{{PresHead|place=Boone County, Iowa|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1924-1934)|Progressive]] [[Robert M. La Follette]], received 4,953 votes, while [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party]] candidate [[William Z. Foster]] received 286 votes, and [[Write-in candidate]]s 7 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|9,199|5,895|309|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,695|6,303|342|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,484|5,541|1,171|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,556|7,512|320|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,293|7,356|282|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|6,870|7,027|112|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,625|6,270|354|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,293|6,446|1,096|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,148|5,913|2,158|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,381|7,232|73|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|5,746|6,485|46|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,732|5,126|1,229|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,413|6,595|255|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,271|5,057|223|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,260|5,219|617|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,543|7,699|93|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,761|5,759|7|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,740|5,815|9|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|7,901|4,896|150|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,183|5,541|498|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,868|6,062|73|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,227|7,168|74|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,110|7,080|439|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,694|5,293|735|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,521|3,049|172|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,980|702|5,246|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,093|2,240|647|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,955|2,338|345|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|802|1,601|3,477|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,368|1,958|510|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,830|1,148|855|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,151|2,264|326|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|3,741|2,801|88|Iowa}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[Boone County Courthouse (Iowa)]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County, Iowa]]
*[[Don Williams County Park]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov ''Boone County'' on state government portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050309092900/http://www.co.boone.ia.us/ Boone County government's website]
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aDdGf5um_jkC ''Boone County Republican,''] Google news archive. <small>—PDFs of 1,242 issues, dating from 1873 to 1897.</small>

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Boone County, Iowa
|North     = [[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton County]]
|East      = [[Story County, Iowa|Story County]]
|Southeast = [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]
|South     = [[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas County]]
|West      = [[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]]
|Northwest = [[Webster County, Iowa|Webster County]]
}}

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