Bremer County, Iowa

Bremer County is a located in the  of. It was named for, a Swedish traveler, poet, and author and it has been said that it is the only county in Iowa whose name honors a person eminent in literature, although Iowa has a Jefferson County and a Franklin county--both named for men who have some distinction as authors. As of 2000, the population was 23,325. Its is, and it is one of the three counties that make up the -.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,139 (440 ). 1,134 km² (438 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.39%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,325 people, 8,860 households, and 6,326 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (53/sq mi). There were 9,337 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.22%, 0.48% or , 0.06% , 0.52% , 0.02% , 0.10% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,860 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% 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 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,826, and the median income for a family was $50,299. Males had a median income of $34,212 versus $22,250 for females. The for the county was $19,199. About 2.90% of families and 5.10% of the population were below the, including 4.20% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.