Ida County, Iowa

Ida County, Iowa
Ida County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location in the U.S.
Founded	1851
Seat	Ida Grove
Largest city	Ida Grove
Area
• Total	432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
• Land	432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1 km2), 0.1%
Population
• (2010)	7,089
• Density	16/sq mi (6/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.idacounty.org/default.asp

Ida County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,089. The county seat is Ida Grove. The county was formed on January 15, 1851. It was probably named after Ida Smith, the first child of European immigrants to be born in this region.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km²), of which 432 square miles (1,120 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (0.1%) is water.

The 2010 census recorded a population of 7,089 in the county, with a population density of 16.4207/sq mi (6.3401/km²). There were 3,426 housing units, of which 3,052 were occupied.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,837 people, 3,213 households, and 2,184 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 3,506 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,213 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

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