Bates County
Bates County Courthouse |
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : | butler |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1 North Delaware Street Butler, MO 64730-2266 |
Foundation : | January 29, 1841 |
Made up from: |
Cass County Jackson County |
Area code : | 001 660 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 17,049 (2010) |
Population density : | 7.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2205 km² |
Water surface : | 8 km² |
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Website : www.batescounty.net |
The Bates County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 17,049 people and a population density of 7.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Butler .
Bates County is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area .
geography
The county is located in the far west of Missouri and borders Kansas . It has an area of 2205 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Bates County:
Miami County (Kansas) |
Cass County | Henry County |
Linn County, Kansas |
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Vernon County | St. Clair County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 3669 | - | |
1860 | 7215 | 96.6% | |
1870 | 15,980 | 121.5% | |
1880 | 25,381 | 58.8% | |
1890 | 32,223 | 27% | |
1900 | 30.141 | -6.5% | |
1910 | 25,869 | -14.2% | |
1920 | 23,933 | -7.5% | |
1930 | 22,068 | -7.8% | |
1940 | 19,531 | -11.5% | |
1950 | 17,534 | -10.2% | |
1960 | 15,905 | -9.3% | |
1970 | 15,468 | -2.7% | |
1980 | 15,873 | 2.6% | |
1990 | 15,025 | -5.3% | |
2000 | 16,653 | 10.8% | |
2010 | 17,049 | 2.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Bates County was formed on January 29, 1841 from parts of Cass Counties and Jackson Counties. It was named after Frederick Bates (1777-1825), the second governor of Missouri (1824-1825).
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Bates County had 17,049 people in 6,355 households. The population density was 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.61 people each in the 6,355 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 38,926 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,774. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Bates County localities
1 - partially in Cass County
structure
Bates County is divided into 24 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758461. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Bates 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 25, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 16 ′ N , 94 ° 20 ′ W