Barton County, Missouri
Barton County Courthouse |
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : | Lamar |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1004 Gulf Street Lamar, MO 64759-1466 |
Foundation : | December 12, 1855 |
Made up from: | Jasper County |
Area code : | 001 417 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 12,402 (2010) |
Population density : | 8.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1546 km² |
Water surface : | 6 km² |
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The Barton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 12,402 people and a population density of 8.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lamar , named after Mirabeau B. Lamar , the second president of the Republic of Texas.
geography
The county is located in southwest Missouri and borders Kansas to the west . It has an area of 1546 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Barton County:
Vernon County | Cedar County | |
Crawford County, Kansas |
Dade County | |
Jasper County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 1817 | - | |
1870 | 5087 | 180% | |
1880 | 10,332 | 103.1% | |
1890 | 18,504 | 79.1% | |
1900 | 18,253 | -1.4% | |
1910 | 16,747 | -8.3% | |
1920 | 16,879 | 0.8% | |
1930 | 14,560 | -13.7% | |
1940 | 14,148 | -2.8% | |
1950 | 12,678 | -10.4% | |
1960 | 11,113 | -12.3% | |
1970 | 10,431 | -6.1% | |
1980 | 11,292 | 8.3% | |
1990 | 11,312 | 0.2% | |
2000 | 12,541 | 10.9% | |
2010 | 12,402 | -1.1% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Barton County was formed on December 12, 1855 from parts of Jasper County. It was named after David Barton (1783-1837), a US Senator from Missouri (1821-1831).
One of the county's best-known citizens was Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), the 33rd President of the United States, who was born in Lamar.
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Barton County had 12,402 people in 4,949 households. The population density was 8.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in each of the 4,949 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 39,573 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,117. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Barton County localities
structure
Barton County is divided into 15 townships :
Township | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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Barton City Township | 250 | 29-03502 |
Central Township | 561 | 29-12736 |
City Township | 4532 | 29-13897 |
Doylesport Township | 231 | 29-20026 |
Golden City Township | 1097 | 29-27694 |
Lamar Township | 1490 | 29-40394 |
Leroy Township | 223 | 29-41618 |
Milford Township | 272 | 29-48116 |
Nashville Township | 390 | 29-51248 |
Newport Township | 337 | 29-52238 |
Northfork Township | 263 | 29-53048 |
Ozark Township | 1078 | 29-55748 |
Richland Township | 529 | 29-61454 |
South West Township | 642 | 29-69194 |
Union Township | 507 | 29-74482 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758460. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Barton County, MO. Retrieved October 3, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties. Retrieved October 3, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 21, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 37 ° 30 ′ N , 94 ° 20 ′ W