Macon County, Missouri

administration
The Macon County Courthouse in Macon, listed on NRHP No. 78001668
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Macon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 96 Macon, MO 63552-0096
Foundation :	1837
Area code :	001 660
Demographics
Residents :	15,566 (2010)
Population density :	7.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2104 km²
Water surface :	23 km²
map

Website : maconcountymo.com

The Macon County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 15,566 residents and a population density of 7.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Macon .

geography

The county is located in north central Missouri. It has an area of 2104 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Macon County:

	Adair County	Knox County
Linn County		Shelby County
Chariton County	Randolph County

history

Macon

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	6034	-
1850	6565	8.8%
1860	14,346	118.5%
1870	23,230	61.9%
1880	26,222	12.9%
1890	30,575	16.6%
1900	33,018	8th %
1910	30,868	-6.5%
1920	27,518	-10.9%
1930	23,070	-16.2%
1940	21,396	-7.3%
1950	18,332	-14.3%
1960	16,473	-10.1%
1970	15,432	-6.3%
1980	16,313	5.7%
1990	15,345	-5.9%
2000	15,762	2.7%
2010	15,566	-1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Macon County was formed in 1837. Like the city of Macon, it was named after Nathaniel Macon , a member of the United States Congress and a US Senator from North Carolina .

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Macon County had 15,566 people in 6,348 households. The population density was 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 persons lived in each of the 6348 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.2 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 36,429 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,411. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Macon County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Macon County is divided into 24 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bevier Township	1190	29-05284
Callao Township	493	29-10504
Chariton Township	393	29-13240
Drake Township	72	29-20062
Eagle Township	460	29-20638
Easley Township	180	29-20710
Hudson Township	6722	29-33580
Independence Township	161	29-35018

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Jackson Township	99	29-35900
Johnston Township	40	29-37520
La Plata Township	1596	29-40700
Liberty Township	212	29-42194
Lingo Township	492	29-43112
Lyda Township	616	29-44642
Middle Fork Township	277	29-47810
Morrow Township	170	29-50114

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Narrows Township	400	29-51176
Richland Township	607	29-61508
Round Grove Township	350	29-63326
Russell Township	190	29-63686
Ten Mile Township	352	29-72718
Valley Township	139	29-75436
Walnut Creek Township	211	29-76822
White Township	144	29-79270