Appanoose County, Iowa Land Records
Appanoose County, Iowa Land Records
Appanoose County, Iowa Land Records
Appanoose County, Iowa holds a population of 12,529 people, is a 516 sq miles area, and has a 3.5% unemployment rate. With that being said 11.1% of all jobs come from crop production and 1.8% of all jobs come from livestock production. According to Appanoose County, Iowa Land Records the name Appanoose came from Meskwaki Chief Appanoose, who chose not to fight in the Black Hawk Was. One major agricultural attribute to Appanoose County, Iowa was coal-mining. Rathbun Reservoir, created by the damming of Chariton River, is another physical attribute to Appanoose County, Iowa.
Agriculture in Appanoose County, Iowa Land Records
As of 2012 there are 744 farms in Appanoose County consuming a total of 187,713 acres. The average farm consists of 252 acres per farm. The government pays a total of $3,704,000 to farmers in Appanoose County, Iowa. Appanoose County, Iowa Land Records show that the average cost per acre is $3,609. In comparison to the south central parts of Iowa where the average cost per acre it $5,980, Appanoose County land value is down $2,371 per acre. The highest known land sale was 70 acres that sold for $7,300 per acre in December of 2014. The market of crop grown in Appanoose County is $21.3 million. In 2013 31,100 acres of corn was harvested at an average yield of 112.1 bushels per acre. In addition 45,100 acres of soybeans were harvested at an average yield of 28.9 bushels per acre.
The market value of livestock in Appanoose County, Iowa is $17.1 million:
- 4,989 head of hogs sold
- 2,183 cattle on feed
- 14,883 cattle and calves sold
- 2,755 cattle sold for slaughter
There are a total of 6,239 jobs in Appanoose County, Iowa. 12.9% of these jobs are employed in agriculture. With this being said there are 805 jobs, $29.8 million in wages, and $94 million in total sales.
