Monroe County, Iowa

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Monroe County is a county located in Iowa, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 8016 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 7577 in July 2008, It is Iowa's 11th least populous county. Its area is just over 434.11 sq mi (1124.34 square kilometre), of which, 433.41 square miles (1122.53 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.81 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 13th smallest by size in Iowa.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 8016 residents, 3228 households, and 2210 families in the county. The population density was 18.5 people per square mile (7.14/kmē), it is Iowa's 19th least densely populated county. There were 3588 housing units at an average density of 8.3 per square mile (3.2/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.43 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. The population's age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. Its population was estimated at 7577 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 7445 White, 17 Black or African American, 31 American Indian, 31 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 53 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34877, making it the 65th highest county by median household income in Iowa. The median income for a family in the county was $41611, making its Iowa's 29th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17155, making it the 64th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Iowa.

In 2000, 1956 pupils and students, of which 944 are male and 1012 are female, 24.4% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 153 nursery or pri school, 107 kindergarten, 918 elementary school, 515 high school and 263 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	Albia City	Monroe County	3.13	3.13	0	3706	1184.8	16843	31728
2	Lovilia City	Monroe County	0.5	0.5	0	583	1160.8	14978	35577
3	Melrose City	Monroe County	0.85	0.85	0	130	153.7	15507	34583
4	Eddyville City	Wapello County, Mahaska County, Monroe County	1.18	1.18	0	1064	898.9	16354	32446

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8016
April 2000 Estimate	8016
July 2000 Estimate	8000
July 2001 Estimate	7934
July 2002 Estimate	7788
July 2003 Estimate	7805
July 2004 Estimate	7778
July 2005 Estimate	7722
July 2006 Estimate	7644
July 2007 Estimate	7583
July 2008 Estimate	7577

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	70	83	153
Kindergarten	40	67	107
Elementary school	476	442	918
High school	262	253	515
College or graduate school	96	167	263

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Monroe County, Iowa	$34877	$41611	$17155
Iowa, United States	$39469	$48005	$19674
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587