Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Cerro Gordo County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 46,447. Its is. The county is named for the, which took place during the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,490 (575 ). 1,472 km² (568 sq mi) of it is land and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.18%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 65.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 27.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,447 people, 19,374 households, and 12,399 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (82/sq mi). There were 21,488 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.26%, 0.80% or , 0.17% , 0.70% , 0.02% , 0.88% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 2.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,374 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.00% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,867, and the median income for a family was $46,099. Males had a median income of $31,790 versus $21,781 for females. The for the county was $19,184. About 5.90% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.