Boone County, Missouri

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The Boone County Courthouse in Columbia
The Boone County Courthouse in Columbia
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Columbia
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Government Center
801 East Walnut
Columbia, MO 65201
Foundation : November 16, 1820
Made up from: Howard County
Area code : 001 573
Demographics
Residents : 162,642  (2010)
Population density : 91.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1790 km²
Water surface : 15 km²
map
Map of Boone County within Missouri

The Boone County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 162,642 residents and a population density of 91.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Columbia , where several well-known coffee companies are based.

geography

The county is located on the left bank of the Missouri River just north of the geographic center of the state of Missouri. It has an area of ​​1790 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Boone County:

Howard County Randolph County Audrain County
Cooper County Compass card (de) .svg Callaway County
Moniteau County Cole County

history

Daniel Boone

Boone County was formed on November 16, 1820 from parts of Howard County. It was named after Daniel Boone , a US pioneer and border guard who opened up the so-called Wilderness Trail and founded the town of Boonesborough in Kentucky .

One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Sanborn Field . 51 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 5, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 8859 -
1840 13,561 53.1%
1850 14,979 10.5%
1860 19,486 30.1%
1870 20,765 6.6%
1880 25,422 22.4%
1890 26,043 2.4%
1900 28,642 10%
1910 30,533 6.6%
1920 29,672 -2.8%
1930 30,995 4.5%
1940 34,991 12.9%
1950 48,432 38.4%
1960 55.202 14%
1970 80,911 46.6%
1980 100,376 24.1%
1990 112,379 12%
2000 135,454 20.5%
2010 162,642 20.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Boone County had 162,642 people in 63,622 households. The population density was 91.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 63,622 households.

The racial the population was composed of 82.8 percent white, 9.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 3.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 69.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,439  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,843. 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Boone County

Citys

 

Villages

 

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Audrain County

structure

Boone County is divided into ten townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Bourbon Township 2729    29-07498
Cedar Township 4190    29-12142
Centralia Township 4906    29-12916
Columbia Township 62,961    29-15688
Katy Township 3787    29-38045
Missouri Township 58.199    29-48944
Perche Township 4079    29-57026
Rock Bridge Township 8261    29-62592
Rocky Fork Township 8397    29-62840
Three Creeks Township 5133    29-73129

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 758464. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Boone County, MO. Retrieved October 4, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 4, 2012
  4. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  8. Missouri Census Data Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 4, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 59 ′  N , 92 ° 18 ′  W