Carroll County, Missouri

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The Carroll County Courthouse in Carrollton, listed on NRHP No. 95000858 [1]
The Carroll County Courthouse in Carrollton, listed on NRHP No. 95000858
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Carrollton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
8 S. Main
Carrollton, MO 64633-1680
Foundation : January 2, 1833
Made up from: Ray County
Area code : 001 660
Demographics
Residents : 9295  (2010)
Population density : 5.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1819 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Carroll County within Missouri

The Carroll County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 9,295 residents and a population density of 5.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Carrollton .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Missouri on the north bank of the Missouri River west of the confluence of the Grand River . It has an area of ​​1819 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Carroll County:

Caldwell County Livingston County
Ray County Compass card (de) .svg Chariton County
Lafayette County Saline County

history

C. Carroll

Carroll County was formed on January 2, 1833 from parts of Ray County. It was named, like the city of Carrollton, after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), one of the founding fathers and co-signer of the United States' Declaration of Independence .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 2423 -
1850 5441 124.6%
1860 9763 79.4%
1870 17,446 78.7%
1880 23,274 33.4%
1890 25,742 10.6%
1900 26,455 2.8%
1910 23,098 -12.7%
1920 20,480 -11.3%
1930 19,940 -2.6%
1940 17,814 -10.7%
1950 15,589 -12.5%
1960 13,847 -11.2%
1970 12,565 -9.3%
1980 12,131 -3.5%
1990 10,748 -11.4%
2000 10,285 -4.3%
2010 9295 -9.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Carroll County had 9,295 people in 4,156 households. The population density was 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.36 people lived in the 4,156 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.

23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,912  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,887. 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Carroll County

Citys

0

Village

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Carroll County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Carrollton Township 4116    29-11584
Cherry Valley Township 23    29-13510
Combs Township 234    29-15742
De Witt Township 270    29-19360
Egypt Township 878    29-21412
Eugene Township 163    29-22780
Fairfield Township 155    29-23302
Hill Township 235    29-32176
Hurricane Township 701    29-34012
Leslie Township 143    29-41672
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Moss Creek Township 102    29-50276
Prairie Township 169    29-59510
Ridge Township 441    29-61832
Rockford Township 98    29-62642
Stokes Mound Township 358    29-70882
Sugartree Township 12    29-71422
Trotter Township 205    29-73906
Van Horn Township 458    29-75742
Wakenda Township 364    29-76552
Washington Township 170    29-77254

See also

Web links

Commons : Carroll County, Missouri  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758471. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Carroll County, MO. Retrieved October 18, 2012
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 18, 2012
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  7. ↑ 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 October 18, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Coordinates: 39 ° 26 ′  N , 93 ° 30 ′  W