Scotland County (Missouri)

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Scotland County Courthouse
Scotland County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Memphis
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
117 South Market Street
Memphis, MO 63555-1449
Foundation : 1841
Made up from: Lewis County
Area code : 001 660
Demographics
Residents : 4843  (2010)
Population density : 4.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1138 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Scotland County within Missouri

The Scotland County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 4,843 people and a population density of 4.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Memphis .

geography

The county is in the far north of Missouri and borders Iowa . It has an area of ​​1138 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Scotland County:

Davis County,
Iowa 		Van Buren County,
Iowa
Schuyler County Compass card (de) .svg Clark County
Adair County Knox County

history

Scotland County was formed in 1841 from parts of Lewis County. It was named after Scotland , the origin of many immigrants.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 3782 -
1860 8873 134.6%
1870 10,670 20.3%
1880 12,508 17.2%
1890 12,674 1.3%
1900 13,232 4.4%
1910 11,869 -10.3%
1920 10,700 -9.8%
1930 8853 -17.3%
1940 8557 -3.3%
1950 7332 -14.3%
1960 6484 -11.6%
1970 5499 -15.2%
1980 5415 -1.5%
1990 4822 -11%
2000 4983 3.3%
2010 4843 -2.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

After the census of 2010 4843 people lived in Scotland County in 1980 households. The population density was 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1980 households there were statistically 2.38 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.

28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,722  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,895. 19.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Scotland County

City

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Scotland County is divided into ten townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Harrison Township 351    29-30574
Jefferson Township 2501    29-36980
Johnson Township 204    29-37466
Miller Township 137    29-48314
Mount Pleasant Township 112    29-50618
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Sand Hill Township 380    29-65828
Thomson Township 345    29-73060
Tobin Township 162    29-73492
Union Township 448    29-74986
Vest Township 203    29-75958

Known residents

  • Ella Ewing (1872–1913), giantess and sideshow actress

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758552. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Scotland County, MO. Retrieved November 19, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 19, 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 19, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 27 ′  N , 92 ° 9 ′  W