Pettis County

administration
Pettis County Courthouse
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Sedalia
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 415 South Ohio Sedalia, MO 65301-4435
Foundation :	1833
Area code :	001 660
Demographics
Residents :	42,201 (2010)
Population density :	23.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1778 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.pettiscomo.com

The Pettis County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 42,201 people and a population density of 23.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Sedalia , which was named after Sarah "Sed" Smith , the daughter of the town founder.

geography

The county is located slightly northwest of the geographic center of Missouri and has an area of 1778 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Pettis County:

Lafayette County	Saline County
Johnson County		Cooper County
Henry County	Benton County	Morgan County

history

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	2930	-
1850	5150	75.8%
1860	9392	82.4%
1870	18,706	99.2%
1880	27,271	45.8%
1890	31,151	14.2%
1900	32,438	4.1%
1910	33,913	4.5%
1920	35,813	5.6%
1930	34,664	-3.2%
1940	33,336	-3.8%
1950	31,577	-5.3%
1960	35,120	11.2%
1970	34,137	-2.8%
1980	36,378	6.6%
1990	35,437	-2.6%
2000	39,403	11.2%
2010	42,201	7.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Pettis County was formed in 1833. It was named after Spencer Darwin Pettis (1802-1831), a member of the United States Congress .

28 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 6, 2018).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 42,201 people in 16,288 households in Pettis County. The population density was 23.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 16,288 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 3.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.5 percent of the population.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,658 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,351. 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Pettis County

Citys

Villages

Hughesville
Ionia ²

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Henry County

2 - mostly in Benton County}

structure

Pettis County is divided into 17 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Blackwater Township	393	29-06184
Bowling Green Township	1003	29-07642
Cedar Township	909	29-12214
Dresden Township	711	29-20098
Elk Fork Township	419	29-21646
Flat Creek Township	1867	29-24454
Green Ridge Township	1080	29-29350
Heath Creek Township	624	29-31362
Houstonia Township	436	29-33274

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Hughesville Township	520	29-33670
Lake Creek Township	468	29-39926
La Monte Township	1603	29-40538
Longwood Township	610	29-44012
Prairie Township	2500	29-59636
Sedalia Township	25,331	29-66458
Smithton Township	2902	29-68402
Washington Township	825	29-77650