Appanoose County, Iowa

Appanoose County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,317. Its county seat is Centerville.

History

Appanoose County was formed on February 17, 1843, from open territory. It was named for the Meskwaki Chief Appanoose, who did not engage in war against Black Hawk, advocating peace. The present county seat was formerly called Chaldea, and was later renamed to Senterville in honor of Congressman William Tandy Senter of Tennessee. In April 1848, the courthouse, constructed at the expense of $160, was put into use and served as such until 1857. The second courthouse was opened in 1864, and was burned down to the first floor during an explosive Fourth of July fireworks demonstration. The third courthouse was dedicated on May 21, 1903, and remains in use.

In the summer of 1832 a company of cavalry set out from Davenport on a reconnaissance which extended as far west as Fort Leavenworth. They passed through what would become Appanoose County in a nearly southwest direction, passing near the present city of Moulton, camping overnight at a spring southwest of Cincinnati, and leaving the area and crossing into Missouri near the southwest corner of Pleasant Township. Early settlers in search of claims found two trails. The route taken by the cavalrymen and another with a general north–south direction, passing through Washington Township, and known as the bee trace and used in the summer by honey collectors. A post office in Washington Township was called Beetrace. The Beetrace post office was discontinued on March 1, 1886. This may have been originally an Indian trail. The first settlers say that it was a tolerably well-defined wagon road as far north as the Beetrace post office and that it could be followed easily into Taylor Township. Another "bee-trace" ran from Missouri diagonally through Davis County and terminated near Unionville.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.7%) is water. Rathbun Reservoir, created by damming the Chariton River, is its main physical feature.

Major highways Iowa Highway 2 Iowa Highway 5 Iowa Highway 202

Adjacent counties Monroe County (north) Wapello County (northeast) Lucas County (northwest) Davis County (east) Schuyler County, Missouri (southeast) Putnam County, Missouri (southwest) Wayne County (west)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 12,317 and a population density of . The median age was 45.4 years, with 22.0% of residents under the age of 18 and 23.8% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.6 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 94.9% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.3% from some other race, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.9% of the population.

42.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 57.2% lived in rural areas.

There were 5,320 households in the county, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.3% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Of the 6,306 housing units, 5,320 were occupied and 15.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.3% were owner-occupied and 27.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.9%.

2010 census The 2010 census recorded a population of 12,884 in the county, with a population density of . There were 6,633 housing units, of which 5,627 were occupied.

2000 census At the 2000 census there were 13,721 people, 5,779 households, and 3,802 families in the county. The population density was . There were 6,697 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.16% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.98%. were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,779 households 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 29.90% of households were one person and 15.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.

23.70% of the people are under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.

The median household income was $28,612 and the median family income was $35,980. Males had a median income of $27,449 versus $20,452 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,644. About 10.10% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Centerville Cincinnati Exline Moravia Moulton Mystic Numa Plano Rathbun Udell Unionville

Townships Appanoose County is divided into seventeen townships:

Bellair Caldwell Chariton Douglas Franklin Independence Johns Lincoln Pleasant Sharon Taylor Udell Union Vermillion Walnut Washington Wells

Population ranking The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Appanoose County.

† county seat

RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation(2020 Census)Population(2024 Estimate) 1† Centerville City 5,412 5,382 2Moravia (partially in Monroe County) City 636 (637 total) 631 (632 total) 3Moulton City 607 602 4Mystic City 322 314 5Cincinnati City 290 285 6Exline City 160 154 7Unionville City 75 74 8Numa City 68 54 10Plano City 59 49 9Rathbun City 43 32 11Udell City 28 24

Politics

Education School districts covering portions of the county include: - Text list Albia Community School District Centerville Community School District Moravia Community School District Moulton-Udell Community School District Seymour Community School District

Appanoose County, Iowa

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