Winnebago County, Iowa

Updated on Oct 02, 2024

Edit

Comment

Founded 1847 Largest city Forest City Area 1,041 km² Population 10,554 (2013) University Waldorf University		Named for Winnebago tribe Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 County seat Forest City Congressional district 4th

Website www.winnebagocountyia.org Cities Lake Mills, Buffalo Center, Thompson, Scarville, Rake, Leland Rivers Winnebago River, Lime Creek, Buffalo Creek

Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,866. The county seat is Forest City. The county was founded in 1847 and named after the Native American tribe. It is the location of the motor homes manufacturer Winnebago Industries.

Map of Winnebago County, IA, USA

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 402 square miles (1,040 km²), of which 400 square miles (1,000 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (0.3%) is water. It is Iowa's fifth-smallest county by land area and second-smallest by total area.

Adjacent counties

Faribault County, Minnesota (northwest)

Freeborn County, Minnesota (northeast)

Worth County (east)

Hancock County (south)

Kossuth County (west)

Cerro Gordo County (southeast)

Major highways

U.S. Highway 69

Iowa Highway 9

Airport

Forest City Municipal Airport

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,866 in the county, with a population density of 27.1331/sq mi (10.4762/km²). There were 5,194 housing units, of which 4,597 were occupied.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,723 people, 4,749 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 5,065 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.37% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,749 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,381, and the median income for a family was $47,306. Males had a median income of $30,720 versus $22,509 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,494. About 5.00% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.