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Ringgold County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 5,469. Its county seat is Mount Ayr, Iowa6. It is named after Major Samuel B. Ringgold, who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Palo Alto, fought in May 1846, during the Mexican War. It is one of the 26 Iowa counties which has a name not borne by any other county in the United States.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,396 km² (539 mi²). 1,393 km² (538 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.23%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Union County (north)
- Decatur County (east)
- Harrison County, Missouri (southeast)
- Worth County, Missouri (southwest
- Taylor County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,469 people, 2,245 households, and 1,537 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 2,789 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.07% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,245 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 21.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,110, and the median income for a family was $34,472. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $20,606 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,023. About 9.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 16.40% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
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