There are nine Iowa counties of interest in this project. These include the four counties surrounding the town of Grinnell (Marshall, Tama, Jasper, and Poweshiek), and the five in the vicinity of Fairfield (Wapello, Jefferson, Davis, Van Buren, and Henry).
A map of the state of Iowa with the two regions outlined is shown in the attached file entitled “Outline of Two Regions.â€
Grinnell Region
Total Farmers’ Markets: 7
Total Number of Residents: 113,442
Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 6.17
Marshall County:
- Population: 39,311
- Area (square miles): 572.316467
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 39,887
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 3
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 7.63
- Farmers’ Market Map (A green circle next to a city’s name indicate the presence of a Farmers’ Market in that city): See attached file “Marshall County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Marshalltown
- Hours in session per week: 5
- Hours in session per week: 6
- Hours in session per week: 3
Tama County:
- Population: 18,103
- Area (square miles): 721.297920
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 38,939
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 2
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 11.05
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Tama County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Toledo
- Hours in session per week: 2
- Hours in session per week: 2
Jasper County:
- Population: 37,213
- Area (square miles): 729.988413
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 44,698
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 1
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 2.69
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Jasper County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Newton
- Hours in session per week: 3
Poweshiek County:
- Population: 18,815
- Area (square miles): 585.034711
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 39,884
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 1
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 5.31
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Poweshiek County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Grinnell
- Hours in session per week: 5
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Fairfield Region
Total Farmers’ Markets: 6
Total Number of Residents: 88,918
Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 5.62
Wapello County:
- Population: 36,051
- Area (square miles): 431.808628
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 34,448
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 1
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 2.77
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Wapello County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Ottumwa
- Hours in session per week: 6
Jefferson County:
- Population: 16,181
- Area (square miles): 435.340811
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 33,726
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 1
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 6.18
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Jefferson County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Fairfield
- Hours in session per week: 9
Davis County:
- Population: 8,541
- Area (square miles): 503.239640
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 33,954
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 1
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 11.71
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Davis County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Bloomfield
- Hours in session per week: 3
Van Buren County:
- Population: 7,809
- Area (square miles): 484.818445
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 32,088
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 2
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 12.81
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Van Buren County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Keosauqua
- Hours in session per week: 4
- Hours in session per week: 3
Henry County:
- Population: 20,336
- Area (square miles): 434.437309
- Median household income (U.S. Census 2003 estimate, in dollars): 39,899
- Number of Farmers’ Markets: 1
- Number of Farmers’ Markets per 100,000 Residents: 4.92
- Farmers’ Market Map: See attached file “Henry County Mapâ€
- Farmers’ Market: Mount Pleasant
- Hours in session per week: 4.5
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Iowa Farmers’ Market directory information from http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/farmermarket.asp
Iowa county maps from http://www.iowa.org
Iowa county population and income data from http://www.census.gov
Iowa county area data from http://county-map.digital-topo-maps.com/iowa.shtml
| Attachment | Size |
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| Wapello County Map [1] | 37.45 KB |
| Van Buren County Map [2] | 31.67 KB |
| Tama County Map [3] | 31.89 KB |
| Poweshiek County Map [4] | 33.83 KB |
| Marshall County Map [5] | 34.22 KB |
| Jefferson County Map [6] | 36.88 KB |
| Jasper County Map [7] | 40.96 KB |
| Henry County Map [8] | 31.79 KB |
| Davis County Map [9] | 31.65 KB |
| Outline of Two Regions [10] | 36.94 KB |