Mitchell County, Iowa

Mitchell County is a located in the  of. It is named in honor of, Irish patriot. As of, the population is 10,874. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,216 (469 ). 1,214 km² (469 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mitchell County's 99% White population makes it the county with the smallest percentage of minorities.

As of the of 2000, there were 10,874 people, 4,294 households, and 2,984 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 4,594 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.27%, 0.17% or , 0.07% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 0.07% from , and 0.21% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,294 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.60% 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 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,843, and the median income for a family was $41,233. Males had a median income of $29,601 versus $22,054 for females. The for the county was $16,809. About 7.00% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
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