Montgomery County, Missouri

administration
The Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery City
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Montgomery City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 211 East 3rd Street Montgomery City, MO 63361-1956
Foundation :	December 14, 1818
Made up from:	St. Charles County
Area code :	001 573
Demographics
Residents :	12,236 (2010)
Population density :	8.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1399 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

The Montgomery County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 12,236 residents and a population density of 8.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Montgomery City .

geography

The county is located in northeast central Missouri on the left bank of the Missouri River and is approximately 50 km to the east from the US state of Illinois and the Mississippi River . It has an area of 1399 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Montgomery County:

Audrain County		Pike County
Callaway County		Lincoln County
Osage County	Gasconade County	Warren County

history

Montgomery

The Christopher S. Bond Bridge (v.) And the Hermann Bridge (h.) Over the Missouri

Montgomery County was formed on December 14, 1818 from parts of St. Charles County. It was named after Richard Montgomery (1736-1775), who was killed in the American Revolutionary War during the attack on the Canadian city of Quebec .

One site has National Historic Landmark status , the Graham Cave archaeological site .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	3074	-
1830	3902	26.9%
1840	4371	12%
1850	5480	25.4%
1860	9718	77.3%
1870	10,405	7.1%
1880	16,249	56.2%
1890	16,850	3.7%
1900	16,571	-1.7%
1910	15,604	-5.8%
1920	15,233	-2.4%
1930	13,011	-14.6%
1940	12,442	-4.4%
1950	11,555	-7.1%
1960	11.097	-4%
1970	11,000	-0.9%
1980	11,537	4.9%
1990	11,355	-1.6%
2000	12,136	6.9%
2010	12,236	0.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

The Graham Cave , listed on the NRHP

Entrance to the Graham Cave

As of the 2010 census , Montgomery County's population was 12,236 in 4,869 households. The population density was 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in 4869 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,369 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,634. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Montgomery County

Citys

Village

Rhineland

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Montgomery County is divided into six townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bear Creek Township	2566	29-03754
Danville Township	1950	29-18208
Loutre Township	1397	29-44228
Montgomery Township	3729	29-49520
Prairie Township	882	29-59618
Upper Loutre Township	1712	29-75256