Floyd County, Iowa

Floyd County, Iowa
Courthouse in Charles City with Veterans Memorial in front
Location in the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location in the U.S.
Founded	1851
Named for	Charles Floyd
Seat	Charles City
Largest city	Charles City
Area
• Total	501 sq mi (1,298 km2)
• Land	501 sq mi (1,298 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1%
Population
• (2010)	16,303
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.floydcoia.org

Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,303. The county seat is Charles City.

Floyd County was established in 1854 and was named for Sgt. Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died in 1804 near what is now Sioux City, Iowa, and who was the only member thereof to die on the Expedition.

The first school in the county was taught at Nora Springs in 1854. The second was opened at Charles City, the third at Floyd. Twelve years later there were 54 schools in the county, in September 1875, there were 100 school-houses in Floyd County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 501 square miles (1,300 km²), of which 501 square miles (1,300 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (0.1%) is water.

The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,303 in the county, with a population density of 32.567/sq mi (12.5742/km²). There were 7,526 housing units, of which 6,886 were occupied.

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,900 people, 6,828 households, and 4,711 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 7,317 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.11% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.