Editing Dallas County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Distinguish||Dallas County, Alabama|Dallas County, Arkansas|Dallas County, Missouri|Dallas County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Dallas County
 | state                = Iowa
 | ex image             = Dallas County Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image size        = 240px
 | ex image cap         = [[Dallas County Courthouse (Iowa)|Dallas County Court House]] in [[Adel, Iowa|Adel]]
 | founded date         = January 13
 | founded year         = 1846
 | seat wl              = Adel
 | largest city wl      = Waukee 
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 592
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 588
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.3
 | area percentage      = 0.5
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 99678
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = https://www.dallascountyiowa.gov/
 | district             = 3rd
 | named for            = [[George M. Dallas]]
}}

'''Dallas 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 99,678, making it the seventh-most populous county in Iowa. Between 2010 and 2020, it was the fastest growing county in Iowa and one of the fastest growing in the country.<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 [[Adel, Iowa|Adel]],<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> and its largest city is [[Waukee, Iowa|Waukee]]. The county was named for [[George M. Dallas]], [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[James K. Polk]], the namesake of neighboring [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]].

Dallas County is included in the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]–[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]], IA [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|access-date=July 21, 2006|author=United States Office of Management and Budget|author-link=United States Office of Management and Budget|pages=5, 36|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514003222/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|archive-date=May 14, 2006}}</ref>

==History==
The land that now forms Dallas County was ceded by the Sac and Fox nation to the United States in a [[Sac and Fox treaty of 1842|treaty signed on October 11, 1842]].

On January 13, 1846, the legislative body of the [[Iowa Territory]] authorized the 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> Dallas County's name referred to United States Vice President [[George M. Dallas]], who served from 1845 to 1849.

In 1847 the county residents voted to designate ''Penoch'' as the county seat (the name was changed to ''Adel'' in 1849). The county's population grew rapidly, with settlers coming to claim homesteads. By 1870, the population had crossed the 12,000 mark.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|592|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|588|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.3|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[File:I-80.svg|x20px]] [[Interstate 80 in Iowa|Interstate 80]] – runs east-northeast across the southern portion of the county, passing [[Dexter, Iowa|Dexter]] and [[De Soto, Iowa|De Soto]] on its way to [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
*[[File:US 6.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 6]] – from its starting point in [[Adel, Iowa|Adel]], runs east across the midsection of the county on its way to Des Moines
*[[File:US 169.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 169]] – runs north–south through the center of the county, from [[Bouton, Iowa|Bouton]] to Adel to De Soto
*[[File:Elongated circle 17.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 17]] – from its starting point (intersection with Iowa 141) at [[Granger, Iowa|Granger]], runs north along the county's eastern boundary, into [[Boone County, Iowa|Boone County]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 44.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 44]] – runs east–west through the center of the county, through [[Dallas Center, Iowa|Dallas Center]]
*[[File:Elongated circle 141.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 141]] – runs east across northern portion of county, through [[Dawson, Iowa|Dawson]], [[Perry, Iowa|Perry]], Bouton and [[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]], then southeast to exit into [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]] at Granger
*[[File:Elongated circle 144.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 144]] - from its starting point (intersection w Iowa 141) at Perry, runs north into Boone County
*[[File:Elongated circle 210.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 210]] – from its starting point (intersection w Iowa 141), runs north to Woodward and continues into Boone County<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dallas+County,+IA/@41.7965611,-93.9614094,12.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87ec24c315d230f1:0xa21bb728611df68b!8m2!3d41.6120022!4d-93.9878427 ''Dallas County, Iowa''  Google Maps (accessed 20 August 2018)]</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Adair County, Iowa|Adair County]] – southwest
*[[Boone County, Iowa|Boone County]] – north
*[[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]] – north and northwest
*[[Guthrie County, Iowa|Guthrie County]] – west
*[[Madison County, Iowa|Madison County]] – south
*[[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]] – east
*[[Warren County, Iowa|Warren County]] – southeast

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 854
|1860= 5244
|1870= 12019
|1880= 18746
|1890= 20479
|1900= 23058
|1910= 23628
|1920= 25120
|1930= 25493
|1940= 24649
|1950= 23661
|1960= 24123
|1970= 26085
|1980= 29513
|1990= 29755
|2000= 40750
|2010= 66135
|2020= 99678
|estyear=2023
|estimate=111092
|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 16, 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 16, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</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 16, 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 16, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19049.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607065052/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19049.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}
[[File:DallasCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Dallas County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:DallasCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Dallas County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 99,678 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|99678|590.735872|sqmi|km2}}. 94.19% of the population reported being of one race. There were 41,125 housing units of which 38,291 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Dallas County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dallas County, Iowa|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Dallas%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|81,708
|82%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,657
|2.7%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|137
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|4,987
|5%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|32
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|3,642
|3.7%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|6,515
|6.54%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 66,135 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|66135|586.46|sqmi|km2}}. There were 27,260 housing units, of which 25,240 were occupied.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016010401/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |url-status=live|title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010|publisher=US Census Bureau – American FactFinder|access-date=August 15, 2022}}</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 40,750 people, 15,584 households, and 11,173 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|70|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 16,529 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.75% White, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.79% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 5.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 15,584 households, 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 23.60% of households were one person and 8.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 28.20% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median household income was $48,528 and the median family income was $58,293. Males had a median income of $37,243 versus $27,026 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,970. About 4.00% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Adel, Iowa|Adel]]
*[[Bouton, Iowa|Bouton]]
*[[Clive, Iowa|Clive]] ‡
*[[Dallas Center, Iowa|Dallas Center]]
*[[Dawson, Iowa|Dawson]]
*[[De Soto, Iowa|De Soto]]
*[[Dexter, Iowa|Dexter]]
*[[Granger, Iowa|Granger]]‡
*[[Grimes, Iowa|Grimes]] ‡
*[[Linden, Iowa|Linden]]
*[[Minburn, Iowa|Minburn]]
*[[Perry, Iowa|Perry]]
*[[Redfield, Iowa|Redfield]]
*[[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]] ‡
*[[Van Meter, Iowa|Van Meter]]
*[[Waukee, Iowa|Waukee]]
*[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] ‡
*[[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]]
{{div col end}}
:‡ partly in Polk County

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Booneville, Iowa|Booneville]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Adams Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Adams]]
* [[Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Adel]]
* [[Beaver Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Beaver]]
* [[Boone Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Boone]]
* [[Colfax Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Colfax]]
* [[Dallas Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas]]
* [[Des Moines Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Des Moines]]
* [[Grant Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Grant]]
* [[Lincoln Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Lincoln]]
* [[Linn Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Linn]]
* [[Spring Valley Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Spring Valley]]
* [[Sugar Grove Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Sugar Grove]]
* [[Union Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Union]]
* [[Van Meter Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Van Meter]]
* [[Walnut Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Walnut]]
* [[Washington Township, Dallas County, Iowa|Washington]]
{{div col end}}

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

'''†''' ''county seat''

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

|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]]''' (''mostly in [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]'')
| City
| 68,723
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]]''' (''partially in Polk County'')
| City
| 45,580
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 3
|'''[[Waukee, Iowa|Waukee]]''' 
| City
| 23,940
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 4
|'''[[Clive, Iowa|Clive]]''' (''partially in Polk County'')
| City
| 18,601
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 5
|'''[[Grimes, Iowa|Grimes]]''' (''mostly in Polk County'')
| City
| 15,392
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 6
|'''[[Perry, Iowa|Perry]]''' 
| City
| 7,836
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 7
|'''†''' '''[[Adel, Iowa|Adel]]''' 
| City
| 6,153
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 8
|'''[[Dallas Center, Iowa|Dallas Center]]''' 
| City
| 1,901
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 9
|'''[[Granger, Iowa|Granger]]''' (''partially in Polk County'')
| City
| 1,654
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 10
|'''[[Van Meter, Iowa|Van Meter]]''' 
| City
| 1,484
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 11
|'''[[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]]''' 
| City
| 1,346
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 12
|'''[[De Soto, Iowa|De Soto]]''' 
| City
| 915
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 13
|'''[[Redfield, Iowa|Redfield]]''' 
| City
| 731
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 14
|'''[[Dexter, Iowa|Dexter]]''' 
| City
| 640
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 15
|'''[[Minburn, Iowa|Minburn]]''' 
| City
| 325
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 16
|'''[[Linden, Iowa|Linden]]''' 
| City
| 200
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 17
|'''[[Dawson, Iowa|Dawson]]''' 
| City
| 116
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 18
|'''[[Bouton, Iowa|Bouton]]''' 
| City
| 127
|}

==Politics==
Prior to 1932, Dallas County was strongly Republican in presidential elections. From 1932 to 1996, it was a swing county, having a Republican lean until 1960 & a Democratic lean from 1964 to 1996, especially after 1980. Since 2000, it has been consistently Republican, though no Republican presidential candidate has won over 58% of the vote nor has a Democrat won less than 41% since then.
{{PresHead|place=Dallas County, Iowa|source=<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=December 8, 2020}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|32,374|29,402|1,185|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|27,987|26,879|1,156|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|19,339|15,701|3,212|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|20,988|16,576|552|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|16,954|15,149|540|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|15,183|10,917|193|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|10,306|8,561|463|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|6,647|8,017|1,346|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,587|6,554|2,720|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,858|7,501|60|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|6,080|6,564|63|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,296|5,310|1,358|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,308|6,722|217|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,143|5,085|208|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,549|5,062|676|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,763|7,447|52|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,566|5,597|13|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,619|5,185|2|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,008|4,501|101|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,810|5,661|348|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,413|5,316|135|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|6,218|6,729|131|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,442|6,341|190|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,516|4,887|208|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,294|3,108|58|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,359|933|2,969|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,677|2,577|200|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,900|2,495|143|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|1,825|1,718|1,706|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,132|1,871|222|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,499|1,159|341|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,601|1,940|234|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,326|2,316|105|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,679|1,641|462|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,538|1,579|326|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,636|2,034|308|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|2,314|517|1,287|Iowa}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Iowa]]
* [[Raccoon River Valley Trail]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* Meyer, Theodoric. "Two Iowa counties an hour apart show America’s growing political divide: Rural Decatur County has moved sharply red, while suburban Dallas County has shifted the other direction" ''Washington Post'' January 12, 2024, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/12/iowa-voters-republican-democrat/ online]

==External links==
{{Commons}}<!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.co.dallas.ia.us/ Dallas County government's website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404013530/http://www.co.dallas.ia.us/ |date=April 4, 2005 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514032938/http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/historical/1879dallas/1879dallas_preface.htm ''HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA 1879''] Online book

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Dallas County, Iowa
|North     = [[Boone County, Iowa|Boone County]]
|East      = [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]]
|Southeast = [[Warren County, Iowa|Warren County]]
|South     = [[Madison County, Iowa|Madison County]]
|Southwest = [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair County]]
|West      = [[Guthrie County, Iowa|Guthrie County]]
|Northwest = [[Greene County, Iowa|Greene County]]
}}

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