Morgan County, Missouri

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Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Versailles
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
100 E Newton
Versailles, MO 65084
Foundation : 1833
Area code : 001 573
Demographics
Residents : 20,565  (2010)
Population density : 13.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1590 km²
Water surface : 43 km²
map
Map of Morgan County within Missouri
Website : morgan-county.org

The Morgan County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 20,565 people and a population density of 13.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Versailles .

geography

Lake of the Ozarks
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 4407 -
1850 4650 5.5%
1860 8202 76.4%
1870 8434 2.8%
1880 10.132 20.1%
1890 12,311 21.5%
1900 12,175 -1.1%
1910 12,863 5.7%
1920 12,015 -6.6%
1930 10,968 -8.7%
1940 11,140 1.6%
1950 10.207 -8.4%
1960 9476 -7.2%
1970 10,068 6.2%
1980 13,807 37.1%
1990 15,574 12.8%
2000 19.309 24%
2010 20,565 6.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

The county is near the geographic center of Missouri in the Ozarks on the north bank of the Lake of the Ozarks , a reservoir of the Osage River . It has an area of ​​1590 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Morgan County:

Pettis County Cooper County Moniteau County
Benton County Compass card (de) .svg
Camden County Miller County

history

Morgan

Morgan County was formed in 1833. It was named after Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a member of the United States Congress and general in the American Revolutionary War .

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Morgan County had 20,565 people in 8,414 households. The population density was 13.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 8,414 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 36,696  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,789. 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Morgan County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Camden County

structure

Morgan County is divided into six townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Buffalo Township 2112    29-09568
Haw Creek Township 4226    29-30988
Mill Creek Township 1107    29-48170
Moreau Township 5854    29-49880
Osage Township 6175    29-55190
Richland Township 1091    29-61526

See also

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 758525. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Morgan County, ЬЩ ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 9, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 9, 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 9, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 26 '  N , 92 ° 53'  W