Lincoln County, Missouri
Lincoln County Courthouse |
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : | Troy |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 201 Main Street Troy, MO 63379-1127 |
Foundation : | 1818 |
Area code : | 001 636 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 52,566 (2010) |
Population density : | 32.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1659 km² |
Water surface : | 26 km² |
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Website : www.lcmo.us |
The Lincoln County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 the county had 52,566 residents and a population density of 32.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Troy .
Lincoln 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 1659 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Lincoln County:
Pike County | ||
Montgomery County |
Calhoun County, Illinois |
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Warren County | St. Charles County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 1662 | - | |
1830 | 4059 | 144.2% | |
1840 | 7449 | 83.5% | |
1850 | 9421 | 26.5% | |
1860 | 14.210 | 50.8% | |
1870 | 15,960 | 12.3% | |
1880 | 17,426 | 9.2% | |
1890 | 18,346 | 5.3% | |
1900 | 18,352 | 0% | |
1910 | 17,033 | -7.2% | |
1920 | 15,956 | -6.3% | |
1930 | 13,929 | -12.7% | |
1940 | 14,395 | 3.3% | |
1950 | 13,478 | -6.4% | |
1960 | 14,783 | 9.7% | |
1970 | 18,041 | 22% | |
1980 | 22,193 | 23% | |
1990 | 28,892 | 30.2% | |
2000 | 38,944 | 34.8% | |
2010 | 52,566 | 35% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Lincoln County was formed in 1818 from former parts of St. Charles County. The county was named after Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), who fought as a general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and from 1788 to 1789 was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts .
Five buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 6, 2018).
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Lincoln County had 52,566 people in 15,700 households. The population density was 32.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 3.21 people lived in each of the 15,700 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 50,795 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,989. 11.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Lincoln County localities
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structure
Lincoln County is divided into twelve townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758511. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lincoln County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 13, 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 November 5, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 5, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 6, 2018.
- ↑ 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 November 5, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 4 ′ N , 90 ° 58 ′ W