Jackson County, Iowa

Jackson County is a located in the  of. Its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of 2000, the population was 20,296. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,683 (650 ). 1,647 km² (636 sq mi) of it is land and 35 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.10%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (east), across the Mississippi River
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,296 people, 8,078 households, and 5,589 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 8,949 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96%, 0.10% or , 0.12% , 0.09% , 0.11% , 0.15% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,078 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% 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 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,529, and the median income for a family was $42,526. Males had a median income of $29,334 versus $20,577 for females. The for the county was $17,329. About 7.70% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

Government
The three-member board of supervisors that governs Jackson County is composed of Steve Flynn, Larry Koos, and Jack Willey, and the county is Russ Kettmann.

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