Chickasaw County, Iowa

Chickasaw County is a located in the  of. It was named for the southern Indian Nation whose chief was Bradford. As of, the population is 13,095. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,309 (505 ). 1,307 km² (505 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,095 people, 5,192 households, and 3,644 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 5,593 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.75%, 0.05% or , 0.03% , 0.27% , 0.01% , 0.29% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,192 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 26.10% 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 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 23.40% 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 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,649, and the median income for a family was $44,306. Males had a median income of $30,099 versus $21,309 for females. The for the county was $18,237. About 5.90% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Chickasaw County posted the highest county unemployment rate in Iowa in the 2000 Census with 8% of the workforce unemployed. This figure, however, was still relatively low compared to the problems faced by many other counties in the.

Cities and towns
43.06°N, -92.31889°W