Jackson County, Missouri

administration
The Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, listed on the NRHP since 1972
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Kansas City and Independence
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 415 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2706
Foundation :	December 15, 1826
Made up from:	Lafayette County
Area code :	001 816
Demographics
Residents :	674,158 (2010)
Population density :	430.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1596 km²
Water surface :	30 km²
map

Website : www.jacksongov.org

The Jackson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 674,158 residents and a population density of 430.5 people per square kilometer. With Independence and Kansas City , named after the Kansas River , Jackson County has two county seats .

Jackson County is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in northwest Missouri on the south bank of the Missouri River , borders Kansas to the west and has an area of 1,596 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Jackson County:

Wyandotte County, Kansas	Clay County	Ray County
		Lafayette County
Johnson County, Kansas	Cass County	Johnson County

history

Jackson

Jackson County was formed on December 15, 1826 from parts of Lafayette County. It was named after Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837).

During the American Civil War most of the settlements were destroyed and the crops destroyed. This instruction is also known under General Order No. 11 (1863) .

There is a National Historic Site in the county , the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site . Five locations have National Historic Landmark status , Fort Osage , Liberty Memorial , Mutual Musicians' Foundation Building , Harry S. Truman Historic District, and Harry S. Truman Farm Home . 340 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 3, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	2823	-
1840	7612	169.6%
1850	14,000	83.9%
1860	22,913	63.7%
1870	55.041	140.2%
1880	82,325	49.6%
1890	160,510	95%
1900	195.193	21.6%
1910	283,522	45.3%
1920	367,846	29.7%
1930	470.454	27.9%
1940	477,828	1.6%
1950	541.035	13.2%
1960	622.732	15.1%
1970	654,558	5.1%
1980	629.266	-3.9%
1990	633.232	0.6%
2000	654.880	3.4%
2010	674.158	2.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Former Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Jackson County had 674,158 people in 269,515 households. The population density was 430.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 269,515 households.

The racial the population was composed of 66.9 percent white, 23.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.4 percent of the population.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 45,798 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,817. 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Jackson County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Clay County

2 - partly in Clay , Cass and Platte County

3 - partly in Cass County

4 - partly in Lafayette County}

structure

Jackson County is divided into eight townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Blue Township	160,322	29-06490
Brooking Township	77.014	29-08686
Fort Osage Township	6802	29-25282
Kaw Township	170.129	29-38054
Prairie Township	99,433	29-59564
Sni-A-Bar Township	81,927	29-68438
Van Buren Township	7671	29-75598
Washington Township	70,860	29-77506

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000713.Retrieved October 29, 2012

↑ GNIS-ID: 758502. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jackson County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 12, 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 27, 2012 @1@ 2

^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 27, 2012

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . National Park Service , accessed February 3, 2018.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 3, 2018.

^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ 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 27, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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

39.01 -94.34Coordinates: 39 ° 1 ′ N , 94 ° 20 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000713.Retrieved October 29, 2012

[2] GNIS-ID: 758502. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).