Madison County, Missouri

administration
The Madison County Courthouse in Fredericktown, listed on the NRHP since 2000
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Fredericktown
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1 Court Square Fredericktown, MO 63645-1114
Foundation :	1818
Area code :	001 573
Demographics
Residents :	12,226 (2010)
Population density :	9.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1289 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : madisoncountymo.us

The Madison County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 12,226 residents and a population density of 9.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Fredericktown .

geography

The St. Francis River in the Silver Mines Recreation Area

The county is located in southeast Missouri in the Ozarks and is traversed by the St. Francis River . It is about 50 km from the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Illinois . The county covers an area of 1,289 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Madison County:

	St. Francois County	Perry County
Iron County		Bollinger County
	Wayne County

history

Madison

Madison County was formed in 1818. It was named after James Madison , the fourth President of the United States.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	2047	-
1830	2371	15.8%
1840	3395	43.2%
1850	6003	76.8%
1860	5664	-5.6%
1870	5849	3.3%
1880	8876	51.8%
1890	9268	4.4%
1900	9975	7.6%
1910	11,273	13%
1920	10,721	-4.9%
1930	9418	-12.2%
1940	9656	2.5%
1950	10,380	7.5%
1960	9366	-9.8%
1970	8641	-7.7%
1980	10,725	24.1%
1990	11,127	3.7%
2000	11,800	6%
2010	12,226	3.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Madison County had 12,226 people in 4,757 households. The population density was 9.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in each of the 4757 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 33,456 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,239. 19.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Madison County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Madison County is divided into ten townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Big Creek Township	211	29-05410
Castor Township	1082	29-11962
Central Township	487	29-12808
Liberty Township	250	29-42212
Marquand Township	764	29-46262

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Mine La Motte Township	843	29-48620
Polk Township	920	29-58790
St. Francois Township	264	29-64280
St. Michael Township	7056	29-65072
Twelvemile Township	349	29-74248