Pike County, Missouri

administration
Pike County Courthouse
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Bowling green
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 115 West Main Street Bowling Green, MO 63334-1665
Foundation :	1818
Area code :	001 573
Demographics
Residents :	18,516 (2010)
Population density :	10.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1774 km²
Water surface :	31 km²
map

The Pike County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 18,516 residents and a population density of 10.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bowling Green .

geography

The county is located in northeast Missouri and borders Illinois to the east , from which it is separated by the Mississippi . It has an area of 1774 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Pike County:

Ralls County		Pike County, Illinois
Audrain County		Calhoun County, Illinois
Montgomery County	Lincoln County

history

Zebulon Pike

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	3747	-
1830	6120	63.3%
1840	10,646	74%
1850	13,609	27.8%
1860	18,417	35.3%
1870	23,076	25.3%
1880	26,715	15.8%
1890	26,321	-1.5%
1900	25,744	-2.2%
1910	22,556	-12.4%
1920	20,345	-9.8%
1930	18.001	-11.5%
1940	18,327	1.8%
1950	16,844	-8.1%
1960	16,706	-0.8%
1970	16,928	1.3%
1980	17,568	3.8%
1990	15,969	-9.1%
2000	18,351	14.9%
2010	18,516	0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Pike County was formed in 1818 from former parts of St. Charles County. It was named after Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), a pioneer and explorer of the area.

Gov. Lloyd Crow Stark House and Carriage House , listed on the NRHP
Louisiana Public Library , listed on the NRHP
North Third Street Historic District , listed on the NRHP

One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the James Beauchamp Clark House .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Pike County had 18,516 people in 6,594 households. The population density was 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in each of the 6,594 households.

The racial the population was composed of 90.2 percent white, 7.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 45.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 38,971 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,729. 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Pike County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Pike County is divided into ten townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Ashley Township	519	29-02278
Buffalo Township	5176	29-09604
Calumet Township	1320	29-10594
Cuivre Township	7298	29-17704
Hartford Township	533	29-30682
Indian Township	773	29-35090
Peno Township	910	29-56972
Prairieville Township	1042	29-59780
Salt River Township	147	29-65594
Spencer Township	798	29-69392