- 2000 population – 18,129 persons
- Land area: 778.81 square miles
- Females comprise 49.9% of the county’s population
- Males comprise 50.1% of the county’s population
- Persons per square mile – 23.3
- Average household size of owner-occupied units – 2.30
- County Seat: Elkader
- Main highways:
- U.S. Highway 18
- U.S. Highway 52
- State Highway 13
- State Highway 56
- State Highway 128
Rail: Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad Corporation
Main rivers:Mississippi, Turkey, Volga
Continuing Education:
Airports
Local
Regional
- Eastern Iowa Airport Cedar Rapids (85 miles)
- Dubuque Regional Airport (80 miles)
- Waterloo Regional Airport (85 miles)