Kossuth County, Iowa

Kossuth County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,163. Its is. Its area of 974 square miles (2,522 km²) is greater than that of any other county statewide.

Origin of the name
The county was named after the Regent-President and revolutionary leader  who went into exile in United States after the defeat of the independent Hungarian forces in the  against Austria in 1849. Kossuth visited the U.S. in 1851 where he was greeted enthusiastically and acclaimed as a great orator. greeted him on his arrival at Concord Mills, and he spoke before the  on,. Kossuth was the second foreign leader, after, to address a joint session of. His personal appearance spawned a fashion craze consisting of a moustache-less beard with a tophat.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,524 (974 ). 2,520 km² (973 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,163 people, 6,974 households, and 4,791 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 7,605 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.76%, 0.11% or , 0.15% , 0.35% , 0.01% , 0.29% from , and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,974 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,562, and the median income for a family was $41,159. Males had a median income of $30,191 versus $20,184 for females. The for the county was $16,598. About 7.50% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities
43.205°N, -94.20556°W