Mercer County, Missouri

administration
The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Princeton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 802 Main Street Princeton, MO 64673-1240
Foundation :	1845
Area code :	001 660
Demographics
Residents :	3785 (2010)
Population density :	3.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1179 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

The Mercer County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 3,785 residents and a population density of 3.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Princeton . The county ranks 10th in the nation's pig production.

geography

The county is located in northern Missouri and borders Iowa to the north . It has an area of 1179 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Mercer County:

Decatur County, Iowa	Wayne County, Iowa
Harrison County		Putnam County
	Grundy County	Sullivan County

history

Mercer County was formed in 1845. It was named after John F. Mercer (1759-1821), an officer in the American Revolutionary War and later governor of Maryland .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	9300	-
1870	11,557	24.3%
1880	14,673	27%
1890	14,581	-0.6%
1900	14,706	0.9%
1910	12,335	-16.1%
1920	11,281	-8.5%
1930	9350	-17.1%
1940	8766	-6.2%
1950	7235	-17.5%
1960	5750	-20.5%
1970	4910	-14.6%
1980	4685	-4.6%
1990	3723	-20.5%
2000	3757	0.9%
2010	3785	0.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Mercer County had 3,785 people in 1,554 households. The population density was 3.2 people per square kilometer. In the 1554 households there were statistically 2.38 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 34,008 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,031. 15.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Towns in Mercer County

Citys

Village

South Lineville

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Mercer County is divided into nine townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Harrison Township	226	29-30538
Lindley Township	120	29-43058
Madison Township	232	29-45452
Marion Township	826	29-46082
Medicine Township	166	29-47108
Morgan Township	1497	29-49952
Ravanna Township	217	29-60662
Somerset Township	90	29-68564
Washington Township	411	29-77578