Cedar County, Iowa

Cedar County is a located in the  of. It is named for the, which runs through the county, and is the only Iowa county which has a name which is also the name of a tree. As of, the population is 18,187. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,507 (582 ). 1,501 km² (580 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,187 people, 7,147 households, and 5,138 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 7,570 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.47%, 0.19% or , 0.19% , 0.30% , 0.03% , 0.26% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,147 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% 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 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,198, and the median income for a family was $48,850. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $23,260 for females. The for the county was $19,200. About 4.00% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

History
, the 31st US president, was born in West Branch in 1874.