IDA COUNTY, IOWA

'Ida County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 7,837. Its county seat is Ida Grove.⁶

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,119 km² (432 mi²). 1,118 km² (432 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.12%) is water.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 20

★ U.S. Highway 59

★ Iowa Highway 31

★ Iowa Highway 175

Adjacent counties

★ Cherokee County (north)

★ Sac County (east)

★ Crawford County (south)

★ Woodbury County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 7,837 people, 3,213 households, and 2,184 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (18/mi²). There were 3,506 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,213 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,805, and the median income for a family was $43,179. Males had a median income of $29,002 versus $19,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,675. About 5.70% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Arthur ★ Battle Creek

★ Galva ★ Holstein

★ Ida Grove