Appanoose County, Iowa

Appanoose County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,721. Its is.

The county was once a major coal-mining region. In recent decades, the state has made an effort to develop manufacturing as an alternate form of employment. A plant was the county's largest private employer, until the company announced, in June 2006, that the plant, located in the Centerville, would close in October 2006.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,337 (516 ). 1,285 km² (496 sq mi) of it is land and 52 km² (20 sq mi) of it (3.89%) is water. Rathbun Reservoir, created by damming the Chariton River is its main physical feature.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,721 people, 5,779 households, and 3,802 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 6,697 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16%, 0.42% or , 0.17% , 0.26% , 0.01% , 0.27% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,779 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 29.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.

23.70% of the people are under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,612, and the median income for a family was $35,980. Males had a median income of $27,449 versus $20,452 for females. The for the county was $14,644. About 10.10% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.