Pocahontas County, Iowa

Pocahontas County is a located in the  of. It is named in honor of, the Virginia Indian princess who is said to saved 's life and who married. As of, the population is 8,662. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,500 (579 ). 1,496 km² (578 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.25%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Iowa 10.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 15.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,662 people, 3,617 households, and 2,430 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 3,988 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.49%, 0.24% or , 0.17% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.30% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,617 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,362, and the median income for a family was $40,568. Males had a median income of $27,929 versus $20,515 for females. The for the county was $17,006. About 6.60% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 6.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
42.73444°N, -94.6775°W