Total population (2010 census): 36842
Total population (1990 census): 34795
County seat: Newton
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 671 | 220144 | 38568453 bu | |
Oats | 22 | 482 | 31163 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 598 | 121169 | 6486884 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 380 | 13739 | 48186 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 354 | 11690 | 43920 | |
Small Grain Hay | 40 | 820 | 1634 | |
Tame Hay | 43 | 838 | 1833 | |
Wild Hay | 9 | 391 | 799 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 18 | 570 | 2818 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 35 | 676 | 14094 | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Hot peppers | 7 | 2 | ||
Potatoes | 6 | 1 | ||
Pumpkins | 8 | 19 | ||
Tomatoes | 7 | 3 | ||
Squash | 7 | 7 | ||
Sweet Corn | 9 | 32 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Grapes | 14 | D | ||
Raspberries | 5 | D | ||
Strawberries | 6 | 1 | ||
Apples | 4 | 63 | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Floriculture Crops | 6 | D | 1 | D |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 1 | D | - | D |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 5 | - | 1 | 3200 |
Flower Seeds | 5 | - | 1 | 900 |
Nursery Stock | 5 | - | 1 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 834 | 157636 | 21615987 bu | |
Oats | 161 | 3668 | 242757 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 790 | 138711 | 6745742 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 574 | 21078 | 69462 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 500 | 17064 | 60194 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 79 | 1125 | 2558 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 93 | 1862 | 4345 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 9 | 208 | 432 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 22 | 819 | 5800 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 60 | 1880 | 32095 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Pumpkins | 5 | 18 | ||
Sweet Corn | 5 | 11 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 9 | 66 | 5438 trees | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | 38184 | 55 | 314 |
Florculture Crops | 5 | 38184 | D | 207 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | 26200 | D | 165 |
Nursery Crops | 3 | D | 34 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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