Poweshiek County, Iowa

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. county Poweshiek County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 18,662.<ref name="cen2020">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Montezuma.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county is named for the chief of the Meskwaki who signed the treaty ending the Black Hawk War. It lies along Interstate 80 between Des Moines and Iowa City. Poweshiek County's largest city is Grinnell.

History

Poweshiek County was formed in 1843. It was named for Meskwaki Chief Poweshiek (1791–1854),<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> a chief of the Meskwaki people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Poweshiek County Courthouse, completed in 1859, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>Template:NRISref</ref>

Government and infrastructure

Poweshiek County Elected Officials

County Supervisors: Chairman Jeff Tindle (R), Vice-Chair Jason Roudabush (D), Jacki Bolen (R)
County Attorney: Bart Klaver (R)
County Auditor: Missy Eilander (R)
County Recorder: Lora Wyckoff (R)
County Sheriff: Matt Maschmann (R)
County Treasurer: Sandy Ross (R)

Healthcare

Poweshiek County is served by Grinnell Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital licensed for 81 beds. GRMC was established in 1967 after the merger of two hospitals.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.2%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is drained by the north fork of Skunk River, which crosses the southwest corner, and by English River and other streams.<ref>Template:Cite AmCyc</ref>

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

Tama County (north)
Iowa County (east)
Keokuk County (southeast)
Mahaska County (south)
Jasper County (west)

Demographics

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Population of Poweshiek County from US census data

2020 census

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2022 US Census population pyramid for Poweshiek County from ACS 5-year estimates

The 2020 census recorded a population of 18,662 in the county, with a population density of Template:Pop density. 96.55% of the population reported being of one race. There were 8,906 housing units, of which 7,536 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

Poweshiek County Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	17,004	91.11%
Black or African American (NH)	320	1.7%
Native American (NH)	53	0.3%
Asian (NH)	221	1.2%
Pacific Islander (NH)	21	0.11%
Other/Mixed (NH)	514	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	529	2.83%

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 18,914 in the county, with a population density of Template:Pop density. There were 8,949 housing units, of which 7,555 were occupied.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2000 census

As of the census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 18,815 people, 7,398 households, and 4,882 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 8,556 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White, 0.55% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,398 households 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.2% of households were one person and 13.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 22.7% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median household income was $37,836 and the median family income was $46,599. Males had a median income of $32,781 versus $22,465 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,629. About 6.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Poweshiek County is served by three community school districts: <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

District	Location	Num of campuses (inc. parochial)	Num of students	Student– teacher ratio	High school	District web site
BGM Community School District (Brooklyn–Guernsey–Malcom)	Brooklyn	1	532	-	BGM	BGM
Grinnell–Newburg Community School District	Grinnell	6	1,475	-	Grinnell	Grinnell
Montezuma Community School District	Montezuma	1	537	-	Montezuma	Montezuma

Poweshiek County is home to Grinnell College, a small liberal arts college founded in 1846.

There is one private school in the county, Central Iowa Christian School, in Grinnell.

Communities

Cities

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Unincorporated communities

Ewart

Population

Political Townships

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Census-designated places

Holiday Lake

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 United States census.<ref name=cen2020/>

† county seat

Rank	City/town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2020 Census)
1	Grinnell	City	9,564
2	Brooklyn	City	1,502
3	† Montezuma	City	1,442
4	Victor (mostly in Iowa County)	City	875
5	Holiday Lake	CDP	473
6	Malcom	City	270
7	Deep River	City	249
8	Barnes City (partially in Mahaska County)	City	156
9	Searsboro	City	129
10	Hartwick	City	92
11	Guernsey	City	63

References

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External links

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Poweshiek County Official County website

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