Montgomery County, Iowa
Montgomery County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Iowa. As of
2000, the population is 11,771. It was named in honor of
Richard Montgomery, an
American Revolutionary War general killed in
1775 while attempting to capture
Quebec City,
Canada. Its
county seat is
Red Oak, Iowa6.
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,100
km² (425
mi²). 1,098 km² (424 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.22%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Pottawattamie County (northwest)
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Cass County (northeast)
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Adams County (east)
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Page County (south)
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Mills County (west)
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 11,771 people, 4,886 households, and 3,258 families residing in the county. The
population density was 11/km² (28/mi²). There were 5,399 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.20%
White, 0.08%
Black or
African American, 0.35%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.68% from
other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 4,886 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were
married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 29.50% 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 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $40,129. Males had a median income of $28,531 versus $20,835 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,373. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.
