Washington County, Iowa

Washington County is a located in the  of. It is one of the two counties that make up in the. As of 2000, the population was 20,670. Its is.

One of the towns located within Washington County is. Riverside is known as the future birthplace of Captain of the  science fiction saga.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,478 (571 ). 1,473 km² (569 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,670 people, 8,056 households, and 5,631 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 8,543 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.04%, 0.29% or , 0.19% , 0.25% , 0.03% , 1.51% from , and 0.68% from two or more races. 2.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,056 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.40% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,103, and the median income for a family was $45,636. Males had a median income of $29,592 versus $22,818 for females. The for the county was $18,221. About 5.10% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

External link

 * Washington County government's website

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