Douglas County, Missouri

Douglas County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Ava
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 398 Ava, MO 65608-0398
Foundation :	October 29, 1857
Made up from:	Ozark County Taney County
Area code :	001 417
Demographics
Residents :	13,684  (2010)
Population density :	6.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2110 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

The Douglas County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 13,684 residents and a population density of 6.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ava .

geography

The county is located in southern Missouri in the Ozarks and is approximately 25 miles from Arkansas . It has an area of ​​2110 square kilometers without any significant water surface. The following neighboring counties border Douglas County:

Webster County	Wright County	Texas County
Christian County		Howell County
Taney County	Ozark County

history

SA Douglas

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	2414		-
1870	3915		62.2%
1880	7753		98%
1890	14,111		82%
1900	16.802		19.1%
1910	16,664		-0.8%
1920	15,436		-7.4%
1930	13,959		-9.6%
1940	15,600		11.8%
1950	12,638		-19%
1960	9653		-23.6%
1970	9268		-4%
1980	11,594		25.1%
1990	11,876		2.4%
2000	13,084		10.2%
2010	13,684		4.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Douglas County was formed on October 29th from parts of Ozark County and Taney County. It was named after Stephen A. Douglas , a member of the United States Congress , US Senator and unsuccessful presidential candidate .

One place in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of February 5, 2018.

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Douglas County had 13,684 people in 4,913 households. The population density was 6.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.75 people lived in 4913 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 30,968  USD . The per capita income was $ 15,117. 22.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Douglas County localities

In Douglas County there is only one independent municipality (with the status " City "). The administrative headquarters of the county is also located there:

• Ava

There are also a number of community-free settlements (called " Unincorporated Communities "):

Ann Arden Arno Basher Bertha Blanche Brushyknob Bryant Buckhart champion

Cold spring Cross roads Denlow Dogwood Drury Evans Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Hebron

Jackson Mill Merritt Midway Mount Zion Olathia Old Merritt Ongo Red Bank Richville Rome

Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz

structure

Douglas County is divided into 23 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Benton Township 4308    29-04654 Boone Township 586    29-07174 Brown Township 236    29-08830 Brush Creek Township 397    29-09082 Bryan Township 346    29-09190 Buchanan Township 317    29-09262 Campbell Township 468    29-10846 Cass Township 365    29-11800 Champion Township 269    29-13114 Clay Township 305    29-14320 Clinton Township 249    29-14968 Findley Township 609    29-24220

Township Population (2010) FIPS Jackson Township 239    29-35756 Lincoln Township 478    29-42716 McKinley Township 204    29-45128 McMurtrey Township 431    29-45272 Miller Township 716    29-48206 Richland Township 304    29-61472 Spencer Township 385    29-69374 Spring Creek Township 844    29-69626 Walls Township 562    29-76732 Washington Township 700    29-77398 Wood Township 366    29-80710

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Missouri

Web links

Commons : Douglas County, Missouri  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• www.city-data.com - Douglas County, MO

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758488. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Douglas County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2012 
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 24, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
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 24, 2012  

Coordinates: 36 ° 56 ′  N , 92 ° 30 ′  W