Mahaska County, Iowa

Mahaska County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,335. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,485 (573 ). 1,479 km² (571 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.44%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Iowa 23.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 92.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 163.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 146.svg|20px]]
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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,335 people, 8,880 households, and 6,144 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 9,551 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.20%, 0.64% or , 0.19% , 0.86% , 0.03% , 0.30% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,880 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,314, and the median income for a family was $43,557. Males had a median income of $32,618 versus $23,192 for females. The for the county was $18,232. About 7.50% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns




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