Ripley County, Missouri
Ripley County Courthouse |
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : | Doniphan |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse Courthouse Circle Doniphan, MO 63935-0000 |
Foundation : | 1833 |
Area code : | 001 573 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 14,100 (2010) |
Population density : | 8.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1636 km² |
Water surface : | 6 km² |
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The Ripley County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 14,100 residents and a population density of 8.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Doniphan , named after Alexander William Doniphan , an officer in the Mexican-American War .
geography
The county is located in southeast Missouri in the Ozarks and borders Arkansas to the south . It has an area of 1636 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties in Missouri:
Carter County | ||
Oregon County | Butler County | |
Randolph County, Arkansas |
Clay County, Arkansas |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 2856 | - | |
1850 | 2830 | -0.9% | |
1860 | 3747 | 32.4% | |
1870 | 3175 | -15.3% | |
1880 | 5377 | 69.4% | |
1890 | 8512 | 58.3% | |
1900 | 13,186 | 54.9% | |
1910 | 13,099 | -0.7% | |
1920 | 12,061 | -7.9% | |
1930 | 11,176 | -7.3% | |
1940 | 12,606 | 12.8% | |
1950 | 11,414 | -9.5% | |
1960 | 9096 | -20.3% | |
1970 | 9803 | 7.8% | |
1980 | 12,458 | 27.1% | |
1990 | 12.303 | -1.2% | |
2000 | 13,509 | 9.8% | |
2010 | 14,100 | 4.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Ripley County was formed in 1833. It was named after Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839), a general and member of the United States Congress .
General William Joseph Hardee and his troops had their headquarters here during the first half of the American Civil War . The residents supported him as much as they could and from this county alone several thousand soldiers and eight colonels joined the Confederate army.
Eight 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 , Ripley County had 14,100 people in 5,558 households. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.49 people lived in each of the 5558 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 29,369 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,115. 24.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Ripley County
structure
Ripley County is divided into 16 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758545. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Ripley County, MO. Retrieved November 17, 2012
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties. Retrieved November 17, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 6, 2018.
- ↑ 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 17, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 36 ° 40 ′ N , 90 ° 52 ′ W