Editing Cedar County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Cedar County
 | state                = Iowa
 | ex image             = Cedar County IA Courthouse.JPG
 | ex image size        = 240px
 | ex image cap         = [[Cedar County Courthouse (Iowa)|Cedar County Courthouse]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1837
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Tipton
 | largest city wl      = Tipton
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 582
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 579
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.5
 | area percentage      = 0.4
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 18505 {{increase}}
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | population_est       = 
 | density_sq_mi        = 32
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = https://cedarcounty.iowa.gov/
 | district             = 2nd
 | named for            = [[Cedar River (Iowa River)|Cedar River]] 
}}

'''Cedar County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 18,505.<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 [[Tipton, Iowa|Tipton]].<ref name="GR6">{{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> The county is named for the [[Cedar River (Iowa River)|Cedar River]], which runs through the county.

Cedar County is located between the [[Cedar Rapids metropolitan area|Cedar Rapids]], [[Quad Cities Metropolitan Area|Quad Cities]] and [[Iowa City metropolitan area|Iowa City]] metropolitan areas, areas also known as the '''"Tri-Metro"''' county. It is the only Iowa county which shares the name of a tree. Cedar County was the focus of the [[Iowa Cow War]] of 1931.

==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 [[American Civil War|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.<ref name="Hoover">{{Cite book|last=Burner|first=David|title=Herbert Hoover: A Public Life|year=1996|publisher=Easton Press}}</ref>

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.<ref name=iowa>{{cite web|url= http://www.iowahistory.org/contacts/news_release/2004/nrhp_properties.htm|title= Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition|publisher= State Historical Society of Iowa|access-date=May 29, 2012|last= Oltrogge|first= Sarah|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021549/http://www.iowahistory.org/contacts/news_release/2004/nrhp_properties.htm|archive-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref>  It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|582|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|579|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.5|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{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> [[Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River)|Rock Creek]] flows through Cedar County.

===Major highways===
*[[File:I-80.svg|x20px]] [[Interstate 80 in Iowa|Interstate 80]]
*[[File:US 6.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 6]]
*[[File:US 30.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 30]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 38.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 38]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 130.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 130]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Jones County, Iowa|Jones County]] (north)
*[[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton County]] (northeast)
*[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott County]] (southeast)
*[[Muscatine County, Iowa|Muscatine County]] (south)
*[[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson County]] (west)
*[[Linn County, Iowa|Linn County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Herbert Hoover National Historic Site]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 3941
|1860= 12949
|1870= 19731
|1880= 18936
|1890= 18253
|1900= 19371
|1910= 17765
|1920= 17560
|1930= 16760
|1940= 16884
|1950= 16910
|1960= 17791
|1970= 17655
|1980= 18635
|1990= 17444
|2000= 18187
|2010= 18499
|2020= 18505
|estyear=2023
|estimate=18302
|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=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 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 14, 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=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 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=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19031.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607064009/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19031.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
[[File:CedarCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Cedar County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:CedarCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Cedar County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 18,505 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|18505|583.013834|sqmi|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.<ref name=cen2020/>

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 13,956 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|18499|580|sqmi|km2}}. There were 8,064 housing units, of which 7,511 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{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 &ndash; State &ndash; County|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder|access-date=March 8, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929225050/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 18,187 people, 7,147 households, and 5,138 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|31|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 7,570 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.47% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,147 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were [[Marriage|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 [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,200. About 4.00% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Cities===
{{div col}}
*[[Bennett, Iowa|Bennett]]
*[[Clarence, Iowa|Clarence]]
*[[Durant, Iowa|Durant]]
*[[Lowden, Iowa|Lowden]]
*[[Mechanicsville, Iowa|Mechanicsville]]
*[[Stanwood, Iowa|Stanwood]]
*[[Tipton, Iowa|Tipton]]
*[[West Branch, Iowa|West Branch]]
*[[Wilton, Iowa|Wilton]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
*[[Rochester, Iowa|Rochester]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
*[[Buchanan, Iowa|Buchanan]]
*[[Cedar Bluff, Iowa|Cedar Bluff]]
*[[Cedar Valley, Iowa|Cedar Valley]]
*[[Centerdale, Iowa|Centerdale]]
*[[Downey, Iowa|Downey]]
*[[Lime City, Iowa|Lime City]]
*[[Plato, Iowa|Plato]]
*[[Massillon, Iowa|Massillon]]
*[[Springdale, Iowa|Springdale]]
*[[Sunbury, Iowa|Sunbury]]
*[[Wald, Iowa|Wald]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
Cedar County is divided into seventeen [[Township (United States)|townships]]:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Cass Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Cass]]
* [[Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Center]]
* [[Dayton Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Dayton]]
* [[Fairfield Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Fairfield]]
* [[Farmington Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Farmington]]
* [[Fremont Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Fremont]]
* [[Gower Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Gower]]
* [[Inland Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Inland]]
* [[Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Iowa]]
* [[Linn Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Linn]]
* [[Massillon Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Massillon]]
* [[Pioneer Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Pioneer]]
* [[Red Oak Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Red Oak]]
* [[Rochester Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Rochester]]
* [[Springdale Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Springdale]]
* [[Springfield Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Springfield]]
* [[Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County, Iowa|Sugar Creek]]
{{div col end}}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Tipton, Iowa|Tipton]]''' 
| City
| 3,149
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Wilton, Iowa|Wilton]]''' (''mostly in [[Muscatine County, Iowa|Muscatine County]]'')
| City
| 2,924
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 3
|'''[[West Branch, Iowa|West Branch]]''' (''partially in [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson County]]'')
| City
| 2,509
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 4
|'''[[Durant, Iowa|Durant]]''' (''partially in Muscatine and [[Scott County, Iowa|Scott Counties]]'')
| City
| 1,871
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 5
|'''[[Clarence, Iowa|Clarence]]''' 
| City
| 1,039
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 6
|'''[[Mechanicsville, Iowa|Mechanicsville]]''' 
| City
| 1,020
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 7
|'''[[Lowden, Iowa|Lowden]]''' 
| City
| 807
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 8
|'''[[Stanwood, Iowa|Stanwood]]''' 
| City
| 637
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 9
|'''[[Bennett, Iowa|Bennett]]''' 
| City
| 347
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 10
|'''[[Rochester, Iowa|Rochester]]''' 
| CDP
| 142
|}

==Notable people==
{{See also|Category:People from Cedar County, Iowa}}
* [[Herbert Hoover]] (1874&ndash;1964), the [[List of Presidents of the United States|31st]] [[President of the United States]] (1929–1933) and the first president born west of the [[Mississippi River]] (born in [[West Branch, Iowa|West Branch]] in 1874).
* [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] (1800&ndash;1859), abolitionist, maintained his headquarters at William Maxson's house near the small community of [[Springdale, Iowa|Springdale]] in Cedar County while planning his [[Harpers Ferry]] raid; Edwin and [[Barclay Coppock]] of Springdale participated in the raid.
* [[Lawrie Tatum]] (1822&ndash;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.
{{PresHead|place=Cedar County, Iowa|whig=no|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>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,390|4,075|179|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,161|4,337|205|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,295|3,599|647|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|4,529|4,972|148|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|4,289|5,221|155|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,869|4,747|78|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|4,031|4,033|280|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,966|3,856|854|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,965|3,296|1,979|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,373|4,032|74|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,617|3,086|45|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,398|2,589|810|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,308|3,354|160|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,452|2,465|106|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,494|2,675|445|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,106|4,617|12|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,217|3,203|5|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,344|2,912|2|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,176|2,447|17|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,957|2,958|101|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,673|2,610|24|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,521|3,293|26|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,686|4,385|164|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,277|4,718|73|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,856|2,517|42|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,625|1,478|1,512|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,697|1,420|198|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,862|1,595|46|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,036|1,938|1,446|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,455|1,986|91|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,691|1,926|109|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,740|2,131|94|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|2,717|2,128|140|Iowa}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cedar County, Iowa]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}<!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.cedarcounty.org Official Cedar County Government website]
*[http://www.cedarcountyia.org Cedar County Economic Development Commission]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Cedar County, Iowa
|North     = [[Jones County, Iowa|Jones County]]
|Northeast = [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton County]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Scott County, Iowa|Scott County]]
|South     = [[Muscatine County, Iowa|Muscatine County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson County]]
|Northwest = [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn County]]
}}

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