Harrison County, Missouri

administration
Harrison County Courthouse
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Bethany
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 525 Bethany, MO 64424-0525
Foundation :	1834
Area code :	001 660
Demographics
Residents :	8957 (2010)
Population density :	4.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1882 km²
Water surface :	33 km²
map

The Harrison County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 8,957 residents and a population density of 4.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bethany .

geography

The county is located in northwest Missouri and borders Iowa to the north . It has an area of 1882 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Harrison County:

Worth County	Ringgold County, Iowa	Decatur County, Iowa
		Mercer County
Gentry County	Daviess County	Grundy County

history

Harrison County was formed in 1834. It was named after Albert G. Harrison , a member of the United States Congress .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	2447	-
1860	10,626	334.2%
1870	14,635	37.7%
1880	20,304	38.7%
1890	21,033	3.6%
1900	24,398	16%
1910	20,466	-16.1%
1920	19,719	-3.6%
1930	17,233	-12.6%
1940	16,525	-4.1%
1950	14,107	-14.6%
1960	11,603	-17.8%
1970	10,257	-11.6%
1980	9890	-3.6%
1990	8469	-14.4%
2000	8850	4.5%
2010	8957	1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

After the census of 2010 8957 people lived in Harrison County in 3534 households. The population density was 4.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.49 people lived in each of the 3534 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 35,000 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,967. 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Harrison County localities

Citys

0

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Harrison County is divided into 20 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Adams Township	135	29-00226
Bethany Township	3674	29-05086
Butler Township	139	29-10072
Clay Township	85	29-14392
Colfax Township	563	29-15508
Cypress Township	159	29-17956
Dallas Township	218	29-18064
Fox Creek Township	105	29-25455
Grant Township	459	29-28486
Hamilton Township	137	29-30070

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Jefferson Township	328	29-36818
Lincoln Township	105	29-42752
Madison Township	437	29-45398
Marion Township	445	29-46046
Sherman Township	175	29-67448
Sugar Creek Township	525	29-71350
Trail Creek Township	216	29-73744
Union Township	411	29-74662
Washington Township	112	29-77488
White Oak Township	529	29-79486