Greene County, Missouri

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Greene County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Springfield
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
940 Boonville Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802-3802
Foundation : January 2, 1833
Made up from: Crawford County
Area code : 001 417
Demographics
Residents : 275,174  (2010)
Population density : 157.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1755 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Greene County within Missouri
Website : www.greenecountymo.org

The Greene County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 275,174 residents and a population density of 157.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Springfield .

geography

The county is located in the mid-southwest of Missouri in the Ozarks and about 80 km away from Arkansas in the south and Kansas in the west. It has an area of ​​1755 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. Greene County borders on the following neighboring counties:

Dade County Polk County Dallas County
Compass card (de) .svg Webster County
Lawrence County Christian County

history

N. Greene
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 5372 -
1850 12,785 138%
1860 13,186 3.1%
1870 21,549 63.4%
1880 28,801 33.7%
1890 48,616 68.8%
1900 52,713 8.4%
1910 63,831 21.1%
1920 68,698 7.6%
1930 82,929 20.7%
1940 90,541 9.2%
1950 104,823 15.8%
1960 126.276 20.5%
1970 152.929 21.1%
1980 185,302 21.2%
1990 207,949 12.2%
2000 240.391 15.6%
2010 275.174 14.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Greene County was formed on January 2, 1833 from parts of Crawford County. It was named after Nathanael Greene , a general in the American War of Independence .

Historical objects

  • The Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque in Springfield , listed in the NRHP since 1982

  • The Ambassador Apartments in Springfield, listed on the NRHP since 2008

  • The Gillioz Theater in Springfield, listed on the NRHP since 1991

  • The Jefferson Street Footbridge in Springfield, listed on the NRHP since 2003

In Greene County there is a national battlefield , the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield . A total of 71 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 5, 2018).

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Greene County had 275,174 people in 112,993 households. The population density was 157.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in 112,993 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.8 percent white, 3.1 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.2 percent of the population.

21.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,059  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,443. 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Greene County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Christian County
2 - partly in Webster County

structure

Greene County is divided into 40 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Battlefield A Township 5812    29-03598
Battlefield B Township 4199    29-03600
Boone No. 1 township 1426    29-07270
Boone No. 2 township 863    29-07272
Brookline Township 2500    29-08704
Campbell No. 1 township 2881    29-10908
Campbell No. 2 township 1886    29-10910
Campbell No. 2A township 7023    29-10912
Campbell No. 2B township 2521    29-10914
Campbell No. 2C township 2183    29-10916
Cass Township 1154    29-11818
Center No. 1 township 3792    29-12648
Center No. 3 township 1811    29-12652
Cherokee Township 4517    29-13465
Clay B Township 1795    29-14542
Clay C Township 3396    29-14544
East Clay A Township 1082    29-20809
East Republic Township 4658    29-21088
Franklin No. 1 township 25700    29-1502
Franklin No. 2 township 3276    29-25704
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Jackson No. 1 township 2869    29-36213
Jackson No. 2 township 4255    29-36216
Murray Township 6647    29-50852
North Campbell No. 1 township 1760    29-52942
North Campbell No. 2 township 2783    29-52944
North Campbell No. 3A township 2241    29-52947
North Campbell No. 3B township 1127    29-52949
Pond Creek Township 1583    29-59024
Republic North Township 6468    29-61265
Robberson No. 1A township 553    29-62359
Robberson No. 1B township 1289    29-62360
Robberson No. 2 township 2473    29-62362
Springfield Township 159,496    29-70009
Taylor Township 2255    29-72466
Walnut Grove Township 1452    29-76858
Washington Township 2749    29-77452
West Republic Township 3949    29-78992
Wilson Township 4446    29-80251
Wilson Township 3936    29-80255
Wilson Township 4566    29-80263

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758493. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Greene County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 25, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 25, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 82003137 ( Memento of the original dated July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 25, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  7. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 08001023.Retrieved October 25, 2012
  8. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 91000887.Retrieved October 25, 2012
  9. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 03000865.Retrieved October 25, 2012
  10. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ 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 25, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 37 ° 16 ′  N , 93 ° 20 ′  W