Editing Jefferson County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Jefferson, Iowa}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county                 = Jefferson County
| state                  = Iowa
| ex image               = Jefferson County, Iowa Courthouse.jpg
| ex image size          = 220px
| ex image cap           = [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Iowa)|Courthouse]] in Fairfield is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]
| seal                   = 
| founded                = January 21, 1839
| seat wl                = Fairfield
| largest city           = Fairfield
| area_total_sq_mi       = 437
| area_land_sq_mi        = 436
| area_water_sq_mi       = 1.4
| area percentage        = 0.3
| population_as_of       = 2020
| population_total       = 15663
| pop_est_as_of          = 2023
| population_est         = 15440 {{loss}}
| density_sq_mi          = auto
| pop_est_footnotes      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/daviscountyiowa/PST045221|title=QuickFacts: Jefferson County, Iowa|website=Census.gov|access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref>
| time zone            = Central
| website                = https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
| district               = 1st
| named for              = [[Thomas Jefferson]] }}

'''Jefferson County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 15,663.<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=US Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]].<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> The county was formed in January 1839, and was named for U.S. President [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n167 168]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.iowacounties.org/About%20Us/AboutCoGov/County%20Pages/Jefferson.htm Jefferson County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010133512/http://www.iowacounties.org/About%20Us/AboutCoGov/County%20Pages/Jefferson.htm|date=October 10, 2007}}</ref> Jefferson County comprises the Fairfield, IA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|437|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|436|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.3%) 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> The [[Skunk River (Iowa)|Skunk River]] flows southward through the NE part of the county, while the SW part of the county is drained by the nearby [[Des Moines River]], which flows southeastward through Van Buren and Wapello counties.

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 34.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 34 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 34]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 1.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 1]]
* [[Image:Elongated circle 78.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 78]]

===Transit===

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Keokuk County, Iowa|Keokuk County]] − northwest
* [[Washington County, Iowa|Washington County]] − northeast
* [[Henry County, Iowa|Henry County]] − east
* [[Van Buren County, Iowa|Van Buren County]] − south
* [[Wapello County, Iowa|Wapello County]] − west

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 9904
|1860= 15038
|1870= 17839
|1880= 17469
|1890= 15184
|1900= 17437
|1910= 15951
|1920= 16440
|1930= 16241
|1940= 15762
|1950= 15696
|1960= 15818
|1970= 15774
|1980= 16316
|1990= 16310
|2000= 16181
|2010= 16843
|2020= 15663
|estyear=2023
|estimate=15440
|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=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19101.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607070201/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19101.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}
[[File:JeffersonCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Jefferson County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:JeffersonCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Jefferson County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 15,663 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|15663|436.295121|sqmi|km2}}. There were 7,689 housing units, of which 6,902 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Jefferson 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) – Jefferson County, Iowa|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Jefferson%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|13,425
|85.71%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|409
|2.61%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|43
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|500
|3.2%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|9
|.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|667
|4.3%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|610
|4%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,843 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|16843|435.34|sqmi|km2}}. There were 7,594 housing units, of which 6,846 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 [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Census website}}</ref> there were 16,181 people, 6,649 households, and 4,281 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|37|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,241 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.02% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.64% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.70% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.84% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,649 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.

The county population contained 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 29.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,851, and the median income for a family was $43,819. Males had a median income of $32,066 versus $22,479 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,579. About 7.40% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.
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==Law and government==
[[File:Fairfield Business Park, Fairfield IA.JPG|thumb|250px|Fairfield Business Park built north of Fairfield, in 1998.<ref>[http://jefferson.iowaassessors.com/parcel.php?gid=7851 Jefferson County Assessor Office – ''Fairfield Business Park'']</ref><ref>Fairfield Business Park {{Coord|41.0639|-91.9716|format=dms|scale:2000|name=Fairfield Business Park}}</ref>]]
Jefferson County's executive branch is a three-member board of supervisors who are elected to four-year terms. Other elected officials are county auditor, county sheriff, county treasurer, and county recorder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffersoncountyiowa.com/|title=Jefferson County Home Page|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref>

===Politics===
Historically, Jefferson County heavily favored presidential candidates from the Republican Party. It is noted for being one of the few counties in Iowa that never voted for [[Woodrow Wilson]], along with having never given a Democrat who carried the county over sixty percent of the vote. In recent decades, politics within the county have become more competitive. From 1992 to 2012, the county had been carried by the Democratic presidential candidate in every election with the exception of [[United States presidential election in Iowa, 2000|2000]], when [[George W. Bush]] obtained a plurality. In the [[United States presidential election in Iowa, 1996|1996 presidential election]], Jefferson County was the only county in the United States to give any (winning) candidate less than forty percent of the vote, with [[Bill Clinton]] winning the county 35.1% to [[Bob Dole]]'s 34.4%. In 2024, [[Donald Trump]] became the first Republican to win a majority of the votes in Jefferson County since [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[United States presidential election in Iowa, 1984|1984 performance]]. The county has been the strongest basis of support for the [[Natural Law Party]]'s presidential campaigns, due to the presence of the Maharishi Vedic City and [[Maharishi International University]].

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|4,353|3,788|205|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|4,443|4,319|197|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,748|3,710|698|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|3,436|4,798|296|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,324|5,070|238|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|3,648|4,490|143|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,248|2,863|1,437|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,541|2,597|2,259|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,541|2,562|3,238|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,614|3,594|88|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,727|2,961|37|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,099|2,577|623|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,746|3,377|121|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,628|2,362|149|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,130|2,411|398|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,755|4,135|26|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,942|2,780|0|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,807|2,845|7|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,630|2,470|49|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,906|3,033|149|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,335|2,926|83|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,891|3,402|43|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,037|3,690|214|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,955|4,056|99|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,919|2,159|46|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,062|1,249|1,282|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,558|1,450|100|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,167|1,734|67|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|1,378|1,311|973|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,271|1,439|186|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,330|1,172|242|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,482|1,612|132|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|2,478|1,772|79|Iowa}}

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Batavia, Iowa|Batavia]]
* [[Coppock, Iowa|Coppock]] (partial)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coppock,+IA/@41.1636649,-91.7197396,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87e8a768d25f5543:0xe6e5367161ca171!2sWapello+County,+IA!3b1!8m2!3d41.0148894!4d-92.3813621!3m4!1s0x87e6845f5c49d1b7:0xe11a862234ed1193!8m2!3d41.1621139!4d-91.7111206|title=Coppock, IA|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref>
* [[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]]
* [[Libertyville, Iowa|Libertyville]]
* [[Lockridge, Iowa|Lockridge]]
* [[Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa|Maharishi Vedic City]]
* [[Packwood, Iowa|Packwood]]
* [[Pleasant Plain, Iowa|Pleasant Plain]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Abingdon, Iowa|Abingdon]]
* Beckwith<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beckwith,+IA+52556/@41.0091874,-91.8733908,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87e665e093b4e6ab:0xb66a4470c9103862!2sJefferson+County,+IA!3b1!8m2!3d41.0236358!4d-91.9099238!3m4!1s0x87e6619960349143:0x36c729036db99c88!8m2!3d41.0091798!4d-91.8645859|title=Beckwith, IA|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/jefferson/beckwith.cfm|title=Beckwith (in Jefferson County, IA)|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Home Town Locator}}</ref>
* East Pleasant Plain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/East+Pleasant+Plain,+IA+52540/@41.1366838,-91.8589471,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87e665e093b4e6ab:0xb66a4470c9103862!2sJefferson+County,+IA!3b1!8m2!3d41.0236358!4d-91.9099238!3m4!1s0x87e67d72c00fb2d1:0x645090f975adca34!8m2!3d41.1367143!4d-91.8501663|title=East Pleasant Plain, IA|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iagenweb.org/jefferson/Towns/East_Pleasant_Plain.html|title=East Pleasant Plain, Walnut Township|date=June 28, 2001|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Towns etc. of Jefferson County}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/jefferson/east-pleasant-plain.cfm|title=East Pleasant Plain|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Home Town Locator}}</ref>
* Germanville<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Germanville,+IA+52540/@41.1041858,-91.7781114,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87e665e093b4e6ab:0xb66a4470c9103862!2sJefferson+County,+IA!3b1!8m2!3d41.0236358!4d-91.9099238!3m4!1s0x87e688a0d940839f:0xa3632f4ac3bb225b!8m2!3d41.1041909!4d-91.7694855|title=Germanville, IA|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/jefferson/germanville.cfm|title=Germanville (in Jefferson County, IA)|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Home Town Locator}}</ref>
* Glasgow<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Glasgow,+IA+52556/@40.9408575,-91.7892215,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87e665e093b4e6ab:0xb66a4470c9103862!2sJefferson+County,+IA!3b1!8m2!3d41.0236358!4d-91.9099238!3m4!1s0x87e6f4cc338da55b:0xf3e5de2538421f69!8m2!3d40.9407491!4d-91.7804718|title=Glasgow, IA|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/jefferson/glasgow.cfm|title=Glasgow (in Jefferson County, IA|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Home Town Locator}}</ref>
* Perlee<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Perlee,+IA+52540/@41.0839069,-91.9122814,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87e665e093b4e6ab:0xb66a4470c9103862!2sJefferson+County,+IA!3b1!8m2!3d41.0236358!4d-91.9099238!3m4!1s0x87e6636763fdb7db:0xab128e50901720f!8m2!3d41.0838799!4d-91.9034672|title=Perlee,IA|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/jefferson/perlee.cfm|title=Perlee (in Jefferson County, IA|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Home Town Locator}}</ref>
* Salina<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Salina,+IA+52556/@41.0488076,-91.8486268,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87e66275390486a7:0xd67f764c2d7749c6!8m2!3d41.0458543!4d-91.8332253|title=Salina, IA|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/jefferson/salina.cfm|title=Salina (in Jefferson County, IA) Populated Place Profile|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Home Town Locator}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forgotteniowa.tumblr.com/post/136778228054/salina-iowa-population-unincorporated-perhaps|title=Salina, Iowa|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Forgotten Iowa}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col}}
* [[Black Hawk Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Black Hawk]]
* [[Buchanan Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Buchanan]]
* [[Cedar Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Cedar]]
* [[Center Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Center]]
* [[Des Moines Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Des Moines]]
* [[Liberty Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Liberty]]
* [[Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Lockridge]]
* [[Locust Grove Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Locust Grove]]
* [[Penn Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Penn]]
* [[Polk Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Polk]]
* [[Round Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Round Prairie]]
* [[Walnut Township, Jefferson County, Iowa|Walnut]]
{{div col end}}

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

'''†''' ''county seat''

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

|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]]''' 
| City
| 9,416
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Batavia, Iowa|Batavia]]''' 
| City
| 430
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 3
|'''[[Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa|Maharishi Vedic City]]''' 
| City
| 277
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 4
|'''[[Libertyville, Iowa|Libertyville]]''' 
| City
| 274
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 5
|'''[[Lockridge, Iowa|Lockridge]]''' 
| City
| 244
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 6
|'''[[Packwood, Iowa|Packwood]]''' 
| City
| 183
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 7
|'''[[Pleasant Plain, Iowa|Pleasant Plain]]''' 
| City
| 84
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 8
|'''[[Coppock, Iowa|Coppock]]''' (''mostly in [[Henry County, Iowa|Henry]] and [[Washington County, Iowa|Washington Counties]]'')
| City
| 36
|}

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

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

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

==External links==
{{Commons}}<!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.jeffersoncountyiowa.com County website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Jefferson County, Iowa
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Washington County, Iowa|Washington County]]
|East      = [[Henry County, Iowa|Henry County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Van Buren County, Iowa|Van Buren County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Wapello County, Iowa|Wapello County]]
|Northwest = [[Keokuk County, Iowa|Keokuk County]]
}}

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