Madison County, Iowa

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,679.[1] The county seat is Winterset.[2]

Madison County
U.S. county
Madison County courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°20′N 94°01′W
Country United States
State Iowa
Founded1846
Named forJames Madison
SeatWinterset
Largest cityWinterset
Area
 • Total562 sq mi (1,460 km2)
 • Land561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total15,679
 • Estimate 
(2018)
16,249
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitemadisoncoia.us

Madison County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[3]

Madison County is famous for being the county where John Wayne was born, and for a number of covered bridges. These bridges were featured in Robert James Waller's 1992 novella The Bridges of Madison County, as well as the 1995 film and 2014 musical based on it.

History

Madison County was formed on January 13, 1846. It has been self-governed since 1849. It was named after James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States (between 1809 and 1817).[4] Hiram Hurst, a suspected murderer, arsonist and hog thief was the first white settler in Madison County, having come from Missouri about April 15, 1846.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 562 square miles (1,460 km2), of which 561 square miles (1,450 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.[6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18501,179—
18607,339522.5%
187013,88489.2%
188017,22424.1%
189015,977−7.2%
190017,71010.8%
191015,621−11.8%
192015,020−3.8%
193014,331−4.6%
194014,5251.4%
195013,131−9.6%
196012,295−6.4%
197011,558−6.0%
198012,5979.0%
199012,483−0.9%
200014,01912.3%
201015,67911.8%
2018 (est.)16,249[7]3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2018[1]

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 15,679 in the county, with a population density of 27.9413/sq mi (10.7882/km2). There were 6,554 housing units, of which 6,025 were occupied.[12]

2000 census
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Madison County

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 14,019 people, 5,326 households, and 3,925 families in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km2). There were 5,661 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.57% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,326 households 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.90% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 22.70% of households were one person and 11.70% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median household income was $41,845 and the median family income was $48,289. Males had a median income of $31,126 versus $24,095 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,357. About 4.60% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.60% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Covered bridges
Hogback Bridge, one of the six remaining covered bridges in Madison County

There are only six extant covered bridges in Madison County of the original nineteen:

The remaining covered bridges were designed by Harvey P. Jones and George K. Foster, with the following exceptions - Eli Cox built the Cutler-Donahoe Bridge, and J. P. Clark built the Imes Bridge.

Tunnel

Madison County is home to the only highway tunnel in Iowa, Harmon Tunnel, through the neck of an incised meander of the Middle River in Pammel Park.[14]

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Madison County.[15]

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2010 Census)
1 † Winterset City 5,190
2 Earlham City 1,450
3 St. Charles City 653
4 Truro City 485
5 Patterson City 130
6 East Peru City 125
7 Macksburg City 113
8 Bevington (partially in Warren County) City 63

Politics

For most of its history, Madison County has primarily supported the Republican Party in presidential elections. From 1896 to 1960, the county only failed to back the party's candidate in 1932 when Herbert Hoover was defeated in a national landslide for reelection by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The county was much more of a swing area between 1964 & 1996, voting for the national winner in every presidential election between 1964 & 2004 aside from 1988 when Michael Dukakis was boosted to an inflated margin of victory statewide by a farm crisis. Since the start of the second millennium, Republicans have carried the county in every presidential election. Donald Trump also produced the county's strongest Republican presidential victory since 1952 in 2016, winning by a margin of over 30 percent.

Presidential election results
Presidential election results[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 66.2% 6,507 31.9% 3,134 1.9% 183
2016 62.1% 5,360 31.0% 2,678 6.9% 598
2012 54.8% 4,638 42.9% 3,630 2.3% 190
2008 54.0% 4,579 44.0% 3,733 2.0% 169
2004 56.7% 4,538 42.2% 3,380 1.1% 86
2000 52.6% 3,662 44.4% 3,093 3.1% 214
1996 40.3% 2,550 48.5% 3,070 11.2% 707
1992 39.4% 2,421 41.1% 2,525 19.6% 1,203
1988 41.1% 2,410 58.4% 3,421 0.5% 31
1984 50.6% 3,168 49.0% 3,067 0.4% 26
1980 51.8% 3,320 38.9% 2,496 9.3% 595
1976 45.4% 2,681 52.6% 3,109 2.0% 120
1972 59.4% 3,480 38.1% 2,234 2.6% 150
1968 55.5% 3,151 38.6% 2,192 5.9% 336
1964 38.9% 2,250 60.9% 3,518 0.2% 12
1960 58.3% 3,804 41.7% 2,722 0.1% 3
1956 59.3% 3,883 40.5% 2,652 0.1% 9
1952 69.5% 4,967 29.8% 2,131 0.7% 51
1948 52.4% 3,207 46.2% 2,827 1.5% 89
1944 59.2% 3,737 40.4% 2,550 0.4% 26
1940 58.9% 4,477 40.7% 3,094 0.4% 29
1936 55.0% 4,188 44.2% 3,365 0.7% 56
1932 47.1% 2,663 51.7% 2,923 1.2% 69
1928 66.2% 4,364 33.0% 2,178 0.8% 55
1924 60.8% 4,191 19.8% 1,367 19.4% 1,335
1920 68.8% 4,465 29.3% 1,899 1.9% 123
1916 51.3% 1,871 46.9% 1,711 1.9% 68
1912 33.8% 1,274 31.4% 1,185 34.8% 1,311[17]
1908 59.5% 2,425 34.5% 1,404 6.0% 244
1904 63.2% 2,602 28.9% 1,190 7.9% 325
1900 55.7% 2,590 41.0% 1,907 3.3% 155
1896 50.3% 2,313 48.4% 2,224 1.4% 63

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 196.
  5. Mueller, Herman A. (1915). History of Madison County, Iowa, and its People, Volume I. New York Public Library: The S.J. Clark Publishing Company. pp. 20–21.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  8. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  9. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  10. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  11. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  12. "Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010". United States Census Bureau American FactFinder. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  14. Pammel Park web page of the Madison County Conservation Board.
  15. "2010 census". Census.gov.
  16. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  17. The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 1,121 votes, while Prohibition Party candidate Eugene W. Chafin received 104 votes and Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 68 votes.

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