Oregon County

Oregon County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Alton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 406 Alton, MO 65606-0406
Foundation :	1845
Area code :	001 417
Demographics
Residents :	10,881  (2010)
Population density :	5.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2050 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
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The Oregon County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 10,881 residents and a population density of 5.3 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Alton , which was named after the city of the same name in Illinois .

geography

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	1432		-
1860	3009		110.1%
1870	3287		9.2%
1880	5791		76.2%
1890	10,467		80.7%
1900	13,906		32.9%
1910	14,681		5.6%
1920	12,889		-12.2%
1930	12,220		-5.2%
1940	13,390		9.6%
1950	11,978		-10.5%
1960	9845		-17.8%
1970	9180		-6.8%
1980	10,238		11.5%
1990	9470		-7.5%
2000	10,344		9.2%
2010	10,881		5.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

The county is located in southeast Missouri in the Ozarks and borders Arkansas to the south . It has an area of ​​2050 square kilometers without any significant water surface. The following neighboring counties border Oregon County:

	Shannon County	Carter County
Howell County		Ripley County
Fulton County, Arkansas	Sharp County, Arkansas	Randolph County, Arkansas

Protected areas

• Grand Gulf State Park

history

Oregon County was formed in 1845. It was named after the Oregon Territory in the northwest.

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Oregon County had 10,881 people in 4,470 households. The population density was 5.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in each of the 4470 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 26,144  USD . The per capita income was $ 15,093. 24.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Oregon County localities

Citys

• Alton
• Koshkonong
• Thayer

Unincorporated Communities

Allen Ford Bardley Billmore Boze Mill Calm couch Culp Ford Elliot Ford Farewell

Garfield Green Town Greer Jeff Jobe Lulu McFry Ford Myrtle New Liberty

Old Town Riverton rover Shelby Sloan Ford Thomasville Turner's Mill Wilderness Woodside

structure

Oregon County is divided into 18 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Big Apple Township 839    29-05338 Billmore Township 100    29-05698 Black Pond Township 164    29-06058 Cedar Bluff Township 91    29-12232 Couch Township 426    29-16768 Falling Spring Township 31    29-23608 Goebel Township 247    29-27640 Highland Township 475    29-32032 Jeff Township 346    29-36692

Township Population (2010) FIPS Jobe Township 106    29-37358 Johnson Township 329    29-37412 King Township 80    29-38756 Moore Township 430    29-49754 Myrtle Township 388    29-51068 Ozark Township 70    29-55802 Piney Township 2505    29-57854 Thayer Township 3975    29-72844 Woodside Township 279    29-80944

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758529. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Oregon County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 11, 2012 
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 11, 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 archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 11, 2012  

Web links

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

• www.city-data.com - Oregon County, MO

Coordinates: 36 ° 41 ′  N , 91 ° 24 ′  W