MADISON COUNTY, IOWA

'Madison County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 14,019. Its county seat is Winterset⁶, and it is one of the five counties that make up the Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[1]
Madison County is famous for being the county where John Wayne was born, and for a number of covered bridges. These bridges were featured in the book and movie, ''The Bridges of Madison County''.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

References

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,456 km² (562 mi²). 1,453 km² (561 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 35

★ U.S. Highway 6

★ U.S. Highway 169

★ Iowa Highway 92

Adjacent counties

★ Dallas County (north)

★ Warren County (east)

★ Clarke County (southeast)

★ Union County (southwest)

★ Adair County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 14,019 people, 5,326 households, and 3,925 families residing in the county. The population density was 10/km² (25/mi²). There were 5,661 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.57% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,326 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.90% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,845, and the median income for a family was $48,289. Males had a median income of $31,126 versus $24,095 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,357. About 4.60% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.60% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.
==Covered bridges==


★ Cedar Bridge

★ Cutler-Donahoe Bridge

★ Hogback Bridge

★ Holliwell Bridge

★ Imes Bridge

★ Roseman Bridge

Cities and towns

★ Bevington ★ Earlham

★ East Peru ★ Macksburg

★ Patterson ★ St. Charles

★ Truro ★ Winterset

References

External link

★ Madison County Chamber of Commerce website