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Winneshiek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,056. The county seat is Decorah. A largely rural and agricultural county, Winneshiek County has a rich cultural history from Czech, Slovak, English, Irish, German, Swiss, and Norwegian immigrants that have settled within its boundaries. The county was originally settled in 1848 in present day Bloomfield Township (near Castalia, Iowa) and in Washington Township (near Fort Atkinson, Iowa). It was organized in 1847, and named after a chief of the Winnebago tribe. In 1980, Winneshiek County reported a population of 21,842. Like much of Iowa during the 1980s it witnessed a population loss, plummeting to 20,847 according to the 1990 United States Census. However during the 1990s the county experienced some mild growth and was able to rise above the 21,000
mark once again.And as of year of 2010,they have a total of 785 employees and staff.
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1. Government and 2. Adjacent counties elected officials • Fillmore County, Like all Iowa counties, Minnesota (northwest) Winneshiek is governed • Houston County, by an elected partisan Minnesota (northeast) Board of Supervisors. • Allamakee County Winneshiek County’s (east) Board of Supervisors has • Fayette County five members elected by (south) single-member districts of • Chickasaw County equal population. Other (southwest) elected officials are the • Howard County county attorney, auditor, (west) sheriff and treasurer. The • Clayton County offices for the supervisors (southeast) and county officers are 3. Demographics located in the County Historical population Courthouse at the county Census Pop. %± seat. 1850 546 — 2. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 690 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 690 square miles (1,800 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.04%) is water. 1. •
13,942 23,570 23,938 22,528 23,731 21,729 22,091 21,630 22,263 21,639 21,651 21,758 21,876 20,847 21,310 21,056 Est. 2013 20,994 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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The 2010 census recorded a population of 21,056 in the county, with a population density of 30.5332/sq mi (11.7889/km2). There were 8,721 housing units, of which 7,997 were occupied. 2.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 21,310 people, 7,734 households, and 5,189 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km2). There were 8,208 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/ km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.85% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.3% were of German, 31.7% Norwegian, 5.5% Irish and 5.1% Czech ancestry according to Census 2000. There
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households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03.
for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,047. About 5.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. 4. Communities 1.
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Calmar Castalia Decorah • Fort Atkinson • Jackson Junction • Ossian • Ridgeway • Spillville • • •
In the county the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 16.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 2. U n i n c o r p o r a t e d communities years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. • Bluffton For every 100 females • Burr Oak there were 96.8 males. For • Festina every 100 females age 18 • Frankville and over, there were 94.3 • Highlandville males. • Kendalville The median income for a 3. Townships household in the county was $38,908, and the • Bloomfield median income for a • Bluffton family was $45,966. Males • Burr Oak had a median income of • Calmar • Canoe 7,734 $29,278 versus $21,240 World Views Guides | 2014
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Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,127 at the 2010 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. Route 52, and is the largest community in Winneshiek County. 5. History Originally settled by the Day family in 1849, Decorah has become a center for Norwegian-American culture originating from a high number of Norwegian settlements beginning in the 1850s. Since 1861 it has been the home of Luther World Views Guides
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College, a liberal arts institution affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Each July Decorah is also the host of Nordic Fest, a celebration of Norwegian culture with ethnic dancing, food, and music. Decorah is also the home of the Vesterheim NorwegianAmerican Museum, the largest museum in the country devoted to one single immigrant group. Until 1972, one of the largest Norwegian language newspapers in the nation was published in Decorah, the Decorah Posten. The city was named for Waukon Decorah, a Winnebago leader who was a U.S. ally during the Black Hawk War of 1832 and whose people were subsequently forced out of Wisconsin into northeast Iowa. Waukon, immediately east, seat of Allamakee County, is also named for him. The Day family and other early, non-native settlers were able to enter and acquire land in Decorah only after
the Winnebago Indians were removed in 1848. 6. Geography Decorah is located at 43°18′06″N 91°47′25″W (43.301795, -91.790218), about 15 miles (24 km) south of the MinnesotaIowa border. It is the northernmost major community located along U.S. Route 52 in Iowa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.04 square miles (18.23 km2), of which, 7.01 square miles (18.16 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. The Upper Iowa River flows through the city en route to the Upper Mississippi River. The river is faced by steep bluff characteristic of the Driftless Area. 1. Impact Crater Main
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About 470 million years ago an asteroid as big as a city block smashed into what is now Decorah, supporting a theory that a giant space rock broke
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up and bombarded Earth hunters and an adjunct it is filled by an unusual just as early life began scientist at the National shale that formed after an flourishing in the oceans. Museum of Natural ancient seaway sluiced History. into the crater, depositing The impact dug a crater nearly four miles wide that The Decorah crater lay sediment and an array of now lies beneath the town undiscovered until recently bizarre sea creatures that hardened into fossils. said Bevan French, one of because almost none of it the world’s foremost crater is above ground. Instead, 7. Demographics
Decorah historical population Pop. 1860 1,920 1870 2,110 1880 2,951 1890 2,801 1900 3,246 1910 3,592 1920 4,039 1930 4,581 1940 5,303 1950 6,060 1960 6,435 1970 7,237 1980 8,068 1990 8,063 2000 8,172 2010 8,127 Source: “American FactFinder”. United States Census Bureau. Year
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As of the census of 2010, there were 8,127 people, 2,855 households, and 1,527 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,159.3 inhabitants per square mile (447.6 /km2). There were 3,121 housing units at an average density of 445.2 per square mile (171.9 / km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% White, 1.5% African American, 2.2% Asian,
0.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 2,855 households of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.5%
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were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.76. The median age in the city was 29.6 years. 14.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 32.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.3% were from 25 to 44; 19.5% were from World Views Guides | 2014
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45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.1% male and 53.9% female. 2.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 8,172 people, 2,819 households, and 1,561 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,275.9 people per square mile (492.2/ km²). There were 2,968 housing units at an average density of 463.4 per square mile (178.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.99% White, 1.13% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. 34.0% were of Norwegian, 30.3% German, 5.4% English and 5.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 2,819 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with
them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.80. Age spread: 15.0% under the age of 18, 31.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,485, and the median income for a family was $49,668. Males had a median income of $33,362 versus $22,399 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,351. About 2.7% of families and 8.0% of the
population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. 8. Economy Decorah serves as the county seat of Winneshiek County, which is a major employer. The county courthouse was built in 1903. Decorah’s largest employer is Luther College, in addition to several national corporations. Decorah also is home to Seed Savers Exchange, an heirloom plant farm and preservation organization. 9. Parks and recreation Each July Decorah is the home of Nordic Fest, a celebration of Norwegian culture. Decorah is also the home of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. This museum is the largest Norwegian museum in the United States. Natural features include Dunning’s Spring, Ice Cave, and Siewers Spring. The city is home to several parks built on bluffs, World Views Guides | 2014
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particularly Phelps Park, is “The Norse.”Media Palisades Park, and Pulpit 1. Radio Rock. Until 2003, Decorah had a community ski area, • KLNI 88.7 the Nor-Ski Runs Ski Area. (Minnesota Public Radio News) Decorah is home to an operating trout hatchery as • KPVL 89.1 (Studios well as Twin Springs Park, in both Postville and Decorah) the former home of the • KLCD 89.5 (Classical hatchery. Minnesota Public Radio) 10. Education • K247BF-LP 97.3 (Translator for KWVI) Decorah is part of the 99.3 Decorah Community • K257CI-LP School District in (Translator for KQYBFM) Winneshiek County. The • KDEC-FM 100.5 high school is Decorah High School, and the • K268AF-LP 101.5 (Translator for KFSI) mascot is the Vikings. 104.7 Decorah schools have the • KVIK “K-Viking Gold” third best education in the • KDEC 1240 state of Iowa and they are in the top 100 best schools • KWLC 1240 (Luther College) in America as of 2012. Decorah is also home to Luther College, a private four-year residential college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and known especially for their Nordic Choir. Their mascot
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nearby stations Include:
KOEL 950 (Oelwein, IA) • KFXE 1160 (Waukon, IA) • KKHQ 92.3 (Oelwein-Waterloo, IA) •
WIZM-FM 93.3 (La Crosse, WI) • KQYB 98.3 (Spring Grove, MN-La Crosse, WI) • KNEI 103.5 (Waukon, IA) • KROC-FM 106.9 (Rochester, MN) •
11. Notable people • T h e o d o r a Cormontan, NorwegianAmerican pianist • William Foege, epidemiologist, born in Decorah in 1936 • Edward L. Garden, North Dakota politician • Georgann Johnson, actress • John Brayshaw Kaye, poet and politician • Weston Noble, music educator • Mark Pinter, actor • Jerry Reichow, 9-year veteran, NFL • Oswald Veblen, mathematician, geometer and topologist • Johannes B. Wist, journalist
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