Hardin County, Iowa

Hardin County is a located in the  of. It was named in honor of Col., of Illinois, who was killed in the Mexican War. As of 2000, the population was 18,812. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,476 (570 ). 1,474 km² (569 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,812 people, 7,628 households, and 5,087 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 8,318 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.14%, 0.62% or , 0.13% , 0.32% , 0.05% , 1.24% from , and 0.50% from two or more races. 2.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,628 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% 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 90.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,429, and the median income for a family was $41,891. Males had a median income of $30,515 versus $21,068 for females. The for the county was $17,537. About 5.50% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.