Buchanan County, Iowa

Buchanan County is a located in the  of. It was created in 1837 and was named in honor of Senator, who became the 15th President of the United States. As of 2000, the population was 21,093. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,485 (573 ). 1,480 km² (571 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,093 people, 7,933 households, and 5,672 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 8,697 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.41%, 0.27% or , 0.21% , 0.40% , 0.16% from , and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,933 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,036, and the median income for a family was $45,421. Males had a median income of $30,212 versus $22,356 for females. The for the county was $18,405. About 6.80% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Other localities
A number of communities in Buchanan County appear on the official State Map of Iowa, but no longer exist:


 * Hamerville, once located east of Brandon at the intersection of Highway 150. Today, the site is the location of three farmhouses.


 * Vista, once located between Brandon and Independence, appeared on maps frequently in the 1950s. Little remains at the site, which is not even accessed by paved road.


 * Wise, once located between Independence and Jesup just north of Highway 939, was a train-stop until the 1950s. Little remains at the site.