McDonald County

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The McDonald County Courthouse in Pineville
The McDonald County Courthouse in Pineville
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Pineville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 665
Pineville, MO 64856-0665
Foundation : 1849
Made up from: Newton County
Area code : 001 417
Demographics
Residents : 23,083  (2010)
Population density : 16.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1398 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of McDonald County within Missouri
Website : www.mcdonaldcountygov.com

The McDonald County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 23,083 residents and a population density of 16.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Pineville .

McDonald County is part of the Fayetteville – Springdale – Rogers metropolitan area in Missouri and Arkansas .

geography

The county is located in the extreme southwest of Missouri in the Ozarks , borders Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma to the west . It has an area of ​​1398 square kilometers without any significant water surface. The following neighboring counties border McDonald County:

Ottawa County
(Oklahoma)
Newton County
Delaware County
(Oklahoma)
Compass card (de) .svg Barry County
Benton County,
Arkansas

history

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 2236 -
1860 4038 80.6%
1870 5226 29.4%
1880 7816 49.6%
1890 11,283 44.4%
1900 13,574 20.3%
1910 13,539 -0.3%
1920 14,690 8.5%
1930 13,936 -5.1%
1940 15,749 13%
1950 14,144 -10.2%
1960 11,798 -16.6%
1970 12,357 4.7%
1980 14,917 20.7%
1990 16,938 13.5%
2000 21,681 28%
2010 23,083 6.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990

2000 2010

McDonald County was formed in 1849 on what was once part of Newton County. It was named after Alexander McDonald , an officer in the American Revolutionary War .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , McDonald County's 23,083 people were living in 8,057 households. The population density was 16.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8,057 households there were statistically 2.84 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 85.0 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 2.9 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.2 percent of the population.

28.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 32,866  USD . The per capita income was $ 17,056. 21.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in McDonald County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

McDonald County is divided into 19 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Anderson East Township 1789    29-01236
Anderson West Township 1772    29-01237
Buffalo Hart Township 442    29-09613
Buffalo May Township 490    29-09617
Center township 673    29-12574
Elk Horn Township 1390    29-21700
Elk River East Township 1413    29-21792
Elk River West Township 1982    29-21794
Erie Goodman Township 2207    29-22550
Erie McNatt Township 385    29-22554
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
McMillen Coy Township 1206    29-45240
McMillen Tiff Township 376    29-45246
Mountain Township 1382    29-50384
Pineville Lanagan Township 734    29-57840
Pineville North Township 1576    29-57843
Pineville South Township 1191    29-57846
Prairie Township 1713    29-59600
Richwood Township 638    29-61760
White Rock Township 1724    29-79540
 

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 758518. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - McDonald County, MO. Retrieved November 7, 2012
  3. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 7, 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 archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 7, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 37 ′  N , 94 ° 21 ′  W