Scott County, Iowa

Scott County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 158,668, 2006 estimate is 162,621. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,213 (468 ). 1,186 km² (458 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (10 sq mi) of it (2.19%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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History
The first settlement in the area now known as Scott County was Valley City (now known as Pleasant Valley) in. Other early towns included Davenport (now the county seat and largest city) and Rockingham (which ceased to exist in ). The area was fully surveyed in, and the county was established by the legislature in that same year. Scott County is named for General, who was the presiding officer at the signing of the peace treaty ending the.

By the population of the county was 51,500, and by  it was over 100,000. Scott County now comprises part of the region, which includes the cities of Davenport and  (in Iowa) and  and  (in ). It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 158,668 people, 62,334 households, and 41,888 families residing in the county. The was 134/km² (346/sq mi). There were 65,649 housing units at an average density of 55/km² (143/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.54%, 6.11% or , 0.32% , 1.58% , 0.02% , 1.64% from , and 1.80% from two or more races. 4.06% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 62,334 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,701, and the median income for a family was $52,045. Males had a median income of $38,985 versus $25,456 for females. The for the county was $21,310. About 7.70% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.