Clarke County, Iowa

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Clarke County, Iowa is a county of the United States of Iowa. It is home to over 9133 people (2000 census). In July 2008, its estimated population was 9032, It is the 17th least populous county in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is spread over 431.72 sq mi (1118.15 square kilometre), of which, 431.12 square miles (1116.6 square kilometre ) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.55 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 11th smallest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 9133 people, 3584 households, and 2498 families residing in the county. The population density was 21.2 people per square mile (8.19/kmē), making its Iowa's 27th least densely populated county. There were 3934 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.51/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.5 persons, and the average family size was 3.01 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 9032, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 8851 White, 24 Black or African American, 37 American Indian, 58 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 58 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34474, it is Iowa's 29th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $42171, making its Iowa's 65th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16409, making it the 14th poorest county by per capita income among the Iowa.

In 2000, 2192 pupils and students, of which 1082 are male and 1110 are female, 24% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 170 nursery or pri school, 94 kindergarten, 1185 elementary school, 564 high school and 179 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Murray City	Clarke County	0.78	0.78	0	766	977.4	14879	29879
2	Osceola City	Clarke County	6.04	5.84	0.2	4659	798.2	17244	32701
3	Woodburn City	Clarke County	0.63	0.63	0	244	387.9	11139	22500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9133
April 2000 Estimate	9133
July 2000 Estimate	9187
July 2001 Estimate	9181
July 2002 Estimate	9172
July 2003 Estimate	9217
July 2004 Estimate	9228
July 2005 Estimate	9084
July 2006 Estimate	9061
July 2007 Estimate	8979
July 2008 Estimate	9032

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	72	98	170
Kindergarten	80	14	94
Elementary school	610	575	1185
High school	251	313	564
College or graduate school	69	110	179

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Clarke County, Iowa	$34474	$42171	$16409
Iowa, United States	$39469	$48005	$19674
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587