Jefferson County, Missouri

Jefferson County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Hillsboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box of 100 Hillsboro, MO 63050-0100
Foundation :	1818
Area code :	001 636
Demographics
Residents :	218,733  (2010)
Population density :	128.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1720 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map
Website : www.jeffcomo.org

The Jefferson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 218,733 residents and a population density of 128.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Hillsboro .

Jefferson County is part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in east Missouri and borders Illinois , from which it is separated by the Mississippi River . It has an area of ​​1720 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Jefferson County:

	St. Louis County
Franklin County		Monroe County, Illinois
Washington County	St. Francois County	Ste. Genevieve County

Protected areas

• Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site
• Mastodon State Historic Site
• Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site

history

Jefferson

Windsor Harbor Road Bridge , listed on the NRHP

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1820	1835		-
1830	2592		41.3%
1840	4296		65.7%
1850	6928		61.3%
1860	10,344		49.3%
1870	15,380		48.7%
1880	18,736		21.8%
1890	22,484		20%
1900	25,712		14.4%
1910	27,878		8.4%
1920	26,555		-4.7%
1930	27,563		3.8%
1940	32,023		16.2%
1950	38.007		18.7%
1960	66,377		74.6%
1970	105,248		58.6%
1980	146.183		38.9%
1990	171,380		17.2%
2000	198.099		15.6%
2010	218.733		10.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Jefferson County was formed in 1818 from former parts of St. Louis and Ste. Genevieve Counties formed. It was named after Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third President of the United States (1801-1809).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Jefferson County had 218,733 people in 80,143 households. The population density was 128.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.67 people lived in the 80,143 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 53,939  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,609. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Jefferson County localities

Citys Arnold Byrnes Mill Crystal City De Soto Festus

Herculaneum Hillsboro Kimmswick Olympian Village Pevely

Villages Cedar Hill Lakes Parkdale Peaceful Village Scotsdale

Census-designated places (CDP)

Barnhart Cedar Hill High ridge

Horine Imperial Murphy

Unincorporated Communities

Antonia Beck Belews Creek Bushburg Byers Byrnesville Cottage Farm Danby Dittmer Echo Lake Ranch Flame City

Fletcher Flucom Frumet Goldman Grubville Hematite Hoene Spring House Springs Jarvis Knorpp Liguori

Local Ludwig Mapaville Maxville Melzo Morse Mill Munsons Oakvale Oermann One Hundred and One Ranch Otto

Papin Paulina Hills Plattin Regina Riverside Rock Creek Rockford Beach Seckman Selma Silica Spring Forest

Sulfur Springs Sunnyside Ten Brook Valles Mines Victoria Vineland Would Weber Hill Wickes

structure

Jefferson County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Arnold Township 20,808    29-01975 Big River Township 6597    29-05554 Central Township 13,907    29-12790 High Ridge Township 18,856    29-32144 Imperial Township 24,551    29-34358 Joachim Township 18,838    29-37340

Township Population (2010) FIPS Meramec Township 18.192    29-47414 Plattin Township 11,576    29-58232 River View Township 16,567    29-62179 Rock township 31,460    29-62552 Valle Township 15,153    29-75400 Windsor Township 22,228    29-80370

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Missouri

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758504. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jefferson County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 12, 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 July 27, 2012 
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 1, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
6. ↑ 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 July 27, 2012  

Web links

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

• Official website
• Economic Development Corporation
• www.city-data.com - Jefferson County

Coordinates: 38 ° 16 ′  N , 90 ° 32 ′  W