Mississippi County (Missouri)

administration
The Mississippi County Courthouse in Charleston
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Charleston
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 369 Charleston, MO 63834-0369
Foundation :	1845
Area code :	001 573
Demographics
Residents :	14,358 (2010)
Population density :	13.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1111 km²
Water surface :	41 km²
map

Website : www.misscomo.net

The Mississippi County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 14,358 residents and a population density of 13.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Charleston , named after the landowner Charles Moore , who donated the land to the city.

geography

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	3123	-
1860	4859	55.6%
1870	4982	2.5%
1880	9270	86.1%
1890	10.134	9.3%
1900	11,837	16.8%
1910	14,557	23%
1920	12,860	-11.7%
1930	15,762	22.6%
1940	23,149	46.9%
1950	22,551	-2.6%
1960	20,695	-8.2%
1970	16,647	-19.6%
1980	15,726	-5.5%
1990	14,442	-8.2%
2000	13,427	-7%
2010	14,358	6.9%
1900–1990 2000 2010

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Missouri, borders the states of Illinois and Kentucky , from which it is separated by the Mississippi River . Mississippi County is across from the mouth of the Ohio River , which delimits the two neighboring states.

It has an area of 1111 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Mississippi County:

Scott County	Alexander County (Illinois)	Ballard County, Kentucky
		Carlisle County, Kentucky
New Madrid County	Fulton County, Kentucky	Hickman County, Kentucky

history

Mississippi County was formed in 1845. It was named after the Mississippi River that borders the county to the east.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Mississippi County had 14,358 people in 5,287 households. The population density was 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.61 people lived in 5287 households.

The racial the population was composed of 74.1 percent white, 24.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.2 percent were 65 years or older. 46.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was at 22.2 USD . The per capita income was $ 15.2. 27.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Mississippi County localities

Citys

0

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partially in Scott County}

structure

Mississippi County is divided into seven townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
James Bayou Township	87	29-36278
Long Prairie Township	1348	29-43886
Mississippi Township	41	29-48926
Ohio Township	563	29-54128
St. James Township	5700	29-64406
Tywappity Township	6514	29-74392
Wolf Island Township	105	29-80674