Caldwell County, Missouri

administration
The Caldwell County Courthouse in Kingston, listed on the NRHP with number 72000707
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Kingston
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 67 Kingston, MO 64650-0067
Foundation :	December 29, 1836
Made up from:	Ray County
Area code :	001 816
Demographics
Residents :	9424 (2010)
Population density :	8.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1113 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : caldwellcountymissouri.com

The Caldwell County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 9,424 residents and a population density of 8.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Kingston , named after Governor Austin A. King .

Caldwell County is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in northwest Missouri and has an area of 1,113 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. The following neighboring counties border Caldwell County:

DeKalb County	Daviess County	Carroll County
Clinton County		Livingston County
	Ray County

history

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	1458	-
1850	2316	58.8%
1860	5034	117.4%
1870	11,390	126.3%
1880	13,646	19.8%
1890	15,152	11%
1900	16,656	9.9%
1910	14,605	-12.3%
1920	13,849	-5.2%
1930	12,509	-9.7%
1940	11,629	-7%
1950	9929	-14.6%
1960	8830	-11.1%
1970	8351	-5.4%
1980	8660	3.7%
1990	8380	-3.2%
2000	8969	7%
2010	9424	5.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Caldwell County was formed on December 29, 1836 from parts of Ray County. It was named after John Caldwell , the lieutenant governor of the state of Kentucky.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Caldwell County's 9,424 people were living in 3,852 households. The population density was 8.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.30 people lived in the 3,852 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,335 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,918. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Caldwell County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Caldwell County is divided into twelve townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Breckenridge Township	547	29-08146
Davis Township	1219	29-18370
Fairview Township	159	29-23464
Gomer Township	340	29-27784
Grant Township	1439	29-28396
Hamilton Township	2382	29-30052
Kidder Township	1081	29-38540
Kingston Township	623	29-38864
Lincoln Township	419	29-42626
Mirabile Township	388	29-48872
New York Township	272	29-52400
Rockford Township	555	29-62624