| Bremer County, Iowa | |
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Location in the state of Iowa |
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Iowa's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1851 |
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| Seat | Waverly |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
440 sq mi (1,139 km²) 438 sq mi (1,134 km²) 2 sq mi (4 km²), 0. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Waverly is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8968 at the 2000 census Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 39% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
23,325 53/sq mi (21/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.bremer.ia.us | |
Bremer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Daylight saving time ( DST A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. It was named for Frederika Bremer, 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. Fredrika Bremer (Turku Finland August 17, 1801 - Årsta outside of Stockholm Sweden December 31, 1865) was a Swedish Writer As of 2000, the population was 23,325. Its county seat is Waverly[1], and it is one of the three counties that make up the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Waverly is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8968 at the 2000 census Waterloo is the County seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities the University of Northern The Waterloo&ndashCedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Iowa, [2]
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 440 square miles (1,139 km²), of which, 438 square miles (1,134 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 39%) is water.
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| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 16,305 |
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| 1910 | 15,843 | -2. 8% | |
| 1920 | 16,728 | 5. 6% | |
| 1930 | 17,046 | 1. 9% | |
| 1940 | 17,932 | 5. 2% | |
| 1950 | 18,884 | 5. 3% | |
| 1960 | 21,108 | 11. 8% | |
| 1970 | 22,737 | 7. 7% | |
| 1980 | 24,820 | 9. 2% | |
| 1990 | 22,813 | -8. 1% | |
| 2000 | 23,325 | 2. 2% | |
| IA Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 23,325 people, 8,860 households, and 6,326 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 53 people per square mile (21/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 9,337 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98. 22% White, 0. 48% Black or African American, 0. 06% Native American, 0. 52% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 0. 10% from other races, and 0. 60% from two or more races. 0. 56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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 per capita income for the county was $19,199. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 90% of families and 5. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 20% of those under age 18 and 5. 80% of those age 65 or over.
Bremer County is divided into fourteen townships: