Tama County, Iowa

Tama County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 18,103. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,871 (722 ). 1,868 km² (721 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (east)
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 * (west)
 * (southeast)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,103 people, 7,018 households, and 4,968 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (25/sq mi). There were 7,583 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.38%, 0.25% or , 6.09% , 0.18% , 0.02% , 1.90% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 3.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,018 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% 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 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,419, and the median income for a family was $43,646. Males had a median income of $30,723 versus $22,597 for females. The for the county was $17,097. About 7.60% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

 * (1836-1918). Iowa judge and politician from Toledo. Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, 1881-1883. Ardent . Brother of  of, and Congressman  of .  Biography in the Journal of the House, memorial resolution of 3/23/1921.

Townships
42.07861°N, -92.53139°W