Jackson County, Iowa

Founding: 1837
Parent county: Dubuque

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Bellevue (1838–1841, 1848–1873); Andrew (1841–1848, 1848–1873); Maquoketa (1873–)

Land area: 584 square miles

Population (2020): 19,485

Population (historic): 1,411 (1840); 18,493 (1860); 23,771 (1880); 23,615 (1900); 18,481 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1950–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: 12 cities; 18 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,759 (29%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,616
Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,311
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,327
Average farm size (1920): 114.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Luxembourg, and Ireland
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Bellevue (ex-seat)

Namesake: A simultaneous reference to John Bell (owner of the townsite) and the city's view of the Mississippi River

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1846 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,363

Population (historic): 362 (1850); 1,353 (1870); 1,394 (1890); 1,776 (1910); 1,717 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1835–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–1980; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 443 (40.8%)
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Maquoketa

Namesake: The Maquoketa River

Founding: 1838 (platting as Springfield); 1840 (post office); 1857 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,128

Population (historic): 168 (1850); 1,756 (1870); 3,077 (1890); 3,570 (1910); 3,595 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1838–1900; 1910s; 1930–1960; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 755 (25%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Henry Roling Farm (c. 1850). 36170 308th Road. Bellevue.
2. George Dyas Farm (c. 1855). 23852 362nd Road. Bellevue.
3. Springside / William Wynkoop House (1848). 300 Ensign Road. Bellevue. Gothic Revival.
4. Big Mill Farm / Henry Ernst House (c. 1850). 32575 Mill Creek Road. Bellevue.
5. Upper Paradise Farm / Lucius Potter House (1849). 33618 Mill Creek Road. Bellevue.
6. Paradise Farm / Elbridge Potter Farm (1846). 34981 Mill Creek Road. Bellevue.
7. St. Patrick Catholic Church (1854/1870s). 28914 46th Road. Butler. Gothic Revival.
8. John Heiminger Farm (c. 1865). 19392 328th Road. Jackson. Gothic Revival.
9. Julia Nims Farm (c. 1890). 23395 Dark Hollow Road. Maquoketa. Stick.
10. House (c. 1880). 690 North Matteson Street. Maquoketa. Eastlake.
11. Margaret Sieben Farm (1869). 6445 50th Road. Monmouth.
12. St. Lawrence Catholic Church (1883). 17486 Bellevue–Cascade Road. Otter Creek. Gothic Revival.
13. Andreas DeFries Farm (1858). 17929 232nd Road. Perry.
14. Nathaniel Butterworth House (1852). 15237 State Route 62. Perry. Greek Revival.
15. St. Theresa Catholic Church (1903). 34257 230th Road. Prairie Springs. Romanesque.
16. Milton Godard Farm (c. 1860/1866). 14029 7th Road. South Fork.
17. St. Donatus Catholic Church (1858/1907). 97 East 1st Street. Tete des Morts. Gothic Revival.
18. St. Donatus Pieta Chapel (1885). 97 East 1st Street. Tete des Morts. Gothic Revival.
19. St. John's Lutheran Church (1919). 32101 370th Road. Tete des Morts. Gothic Revival.

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