Van Buren County, Iowa

Van Buren County is a county in Iowa. The population of the county is 7,570.
Van Buren County 	Iowa
Founded 	December 7, 1836
Named for 	Martin Van Buren
County seat 	Keosauqua
Population 	7,570
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	2nd
County Guildmaster	Matthew Ellis
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Iowa Highway 1
Iowa Highway 2
Iowa Highway 16
Iowa Highway 79
Iowa Highway 81
Iowa Highway 98
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Lee County (east)
Jefferson County (north)
Henry County (northeast)
Clark County, Missouri and Scotland County, Missouri (south)
Davis County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
97.57% White (7,386)
2.19% Other (166)
0.24% Black or African American (18)
12.0% (908) of Van Buren County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Van Buren County has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder, not reporting a single Pokemon theft in 2019, and averaging 0.37 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-20%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-5%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-67%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-50%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-10%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-40%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-20%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-47%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-8%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-20%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-59%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-68%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-58%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-45%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-69%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-68%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-53%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-72%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-20%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-5%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-72%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-57%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-39%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-67%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-20%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-5%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-67%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-35%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-17%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-68%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-52%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-63%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-69%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Birmingham - 448
Bonaparte - 433
Cantril - 222
Farmington - 664
Keosauqua - 1,006
Milton - 443
Stockport - 296
=== CDPs ===
Douds - 152
Leando - 115
Mount Sterling - 36 (2015 ACS)
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Settlement A
=== Ghost towns ===
Iowaville
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	39 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	22 inches
Average yearly sunny days	199
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	7 (High)
== Fun facts ==
* Politically, unlike most of Eastern Iowa, Van Buren County has been powerfully Republican for most of its existence.
* "The Honey War" refers to a colorful episode in Van Buren County's history when the State of Missouri and Wisconsin Territory border came into dispute. Missouri attempted to collect taxes from residents north of the disputed Sullivan Line of 1816, which residents said was not rightfully theirs to tax. The sheriff of Van Buren County subsequently arrested and jailed the sheriff from Kahoka, Missouri, and Missourians were charged with "stealing honey from bee trees in what in now Lacey-Keosauqua State Park. Each governor sent troops to resolve the problem but no bloodshed resulted. The matter was turned over to the U.S. Congress for arbitration" (Van Buren County, Iowa, a Pictorial History, p. 46, Villages of Van Buren). The dispute, however, was not resolved until 1846, when Iowa became a state. Congress ruled "in favor of Iowa, allowing the original Sullivan line of 1816 to remain intact" (Van Buren County, Iowa, a Pictorial History, p. 46, Villages of Van Buren, 2007).
* The county's courthouse was built in September 1843 in the style of Greek Revival and stands as Iowa's oldest, and the nation's second oldest, courthouse in operation.
* Van Buren County is also home to Iowa's oldest community theater group still in operation, the "Van Buren Players," founded in 1963 (The Van Buren Players, compiled and edited by Mary Ovrum, 1999).
* On October 14, 2006, five Bonaparte natives were murdered in their home. Michael Bentler, 53, his wife Sandra, 47, and their three daughters: Sheena, 17, Shelby, 15 and Shayne, 14, were pronounced dead at the scene. The family's oldest and surviving child, Shawn Michael Bentler, 22, was arrested in Illinois on unrelated drug charges. The following Sunday afternoon, he was charged with five counts of first-degree murder, in what has been characterized by the media as one of the worst mass murders in Iowa history. Shawn was found guilty on May 24, 2007.
* Farmington has suffered from several major floods of the Des Moines River, most notably in 1993, when a "500-year-flood" caused major damage to the buildings near the river, including a one-block area bordered by Walnut, Second, and Third Streets. The houses in this block were subsequently razed, and the property was purchased by the City of Farmington to create "Wild Rose City Park."
* The Farmington Strawberry Festival is always held annually on the second full weekend in June, and is sponsored by the Farmington Arts Council.
* The Van Buren County Electric Mills are located near Bonaparte.
* The word Keosauqua derives from the Meskwaki and Sauk name for the Des Moines River, "Ke-o-saw-qua", which literally translates as "Bend in the River".
* Keosauqua hosts its annual Fall Festival the second full weekend in October.
* Lacey-Keosauqua is one of the largest state parks in Iowa and was built by the Civil Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. The lake bathhouse and lodge stone work, from stone quarried within the park, remain outstanding testament to their work.
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