DELAWARE, county, Iowa. Situated in the N. part of the territory, and contains 576 sq. miles. Watered by Macoquetais r. and its tributaries. The surface is dry and rolling, and the soil is fertile. It abounds with excellent timber. Iron ore is found. It is attached to Dubuque co. for judicial purposes. There were in 1840, neat cattle 228, sheep 25, swine 574; wheat 450 bushels produced, bid. com 3,775, oats 690, potatoes 1,475. Pop. 168. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
DELAWARE COUNTY, situated in the eastern part of Iowa. Area, 576 square miles, Seat of justice, Delhi. Pop. in 1840, 168 ; in 1850, 1,759. (Fanning's, 1853)
DELAWARE, a county in the E. N. E. part of Iowa, has an area of 576 square miles. It is intersected by the Makoqueta river, an affluent of the Mississippi, and by Buffalo creek. The surface is uneven, and in some parts broken; the soil is mostly productive. Timber and water are said to be abundant, and the climate is considered healthy. Indian corn, wheat, oats, and hay are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 48,515 bushels of Indian corn; 22,150 of wheat; 13,925 of oats, and 2504 tons of hay. Capital, Delhi. Population, 1759. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)