Place:Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Watchers


NamePoweshiek
Alt namesPoweshieksource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.683°N 92.533°W
Located inIowa, United States     (1843 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Poweshiek County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,662. The county seat is Montezuma. The county is named for the chief of the Fox tribe who signed the treaty ending the Black Hawk War. It lies along Interstate 80 between Des Moines and Iowa City. Poweshiek County's largest city is Grinnell.

Contents

Timeline

Date Event Source
1843 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1848 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1869 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 615
1860 5,668
1870 15,581
1880 18,936
1890 18,394
1900 19,414
1910 19,589
1920 19,910
1930 18,727
1940 18,758
1950 19,344
1960 19,300
1970 18,803
1980 19,306
1990 19,033

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States

Research Tips

External links

www.rootsweb.com/~iapowesh/


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Poweshiek County, Iowa. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.