Calhoun County, Iowa

Calhoun County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,115. Its is.

History
On, , was struck by a  that measured  on the Fujita scale. With a damage path 500 s wide and 55 s long, the tornado destroyed about 80% of the homes in Pomeroy. The tornado killed 71 people and injured 200.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,482 (572 ). 1,477 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,115 people, 4,513 households, and 3,014 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 5,219 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.06%, 0.69% or , 0.20% , 0.18% , 0.01% , 0.34% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were or  of any race.

There are 4,513 s out of which 27.80% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,286, and the median income for a family was $41,583. Males had a median income of $28,787 versus $20,095 for females. The for the county was $17,498. 10.10% of the population and 7.10% of families were below the line. Out of the total population, 13.50% of those under the age of 18 and 8.50% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.