Hancock County, Iowa

Hancock County is a located in the  of. The population was 12,100 at the. Its is. The county is named in honor of, a leader of the during the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,484 (573 ). 1,479 km² (571 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.35%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,100 people, 4,795 households, and 3,375 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 5,164 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.70%, 0.09% or , 0.10% , 0.31% , 0.02% , 1.38% from , and 0.40% from two or more races. 2.49% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,795 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,703, and the median income for a family was $44,248. Males had a median income of $29,452 versus $20,376 for females. The for the county was $17,957. About 5.20% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
43.08333°N, -93.73639°W