St. Clair County, Missouri

St. Clair County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Osceola
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 525 Osceola, MO 64776-0525
Foundation :	1841
Area code :	001 417
Demographics
Residents :	9805  (2010)
Population density :	5.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1818 km²
Water surface :	65 km²
map
Website : stclaircountymissouri.com

The St. Clair County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 9,805 residents and a population density of 5.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Osceola , named after the Seminole chief Osceola .

geography

The county is located in the Northern Ozarks in western Missouri. It is approximately 50 km from Kansas and covers an area of ​​1,818 square kilometers, of which 65 square kilometers are water.

The county is crossed by the Osage River . In Warsaw in neighboring Benton County , the river is dammed up to form Truman Lake , which extends far into St. Clair County.

The following neighboring counties border St. Clair County:

Bates County	Henry County	Benton County
		Hickory County
Vernon County	Cedar County	Polk County

history

St. Clair

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	3556		-
1860	6812		91.6%
1870	6742		-1 %
1880	14,125		109.5%
1890	16,747		18.6%
1900	17,907		6.9%
1910	16,412		-8.3%
1920	15,341		-6.5%
1930	13,289		-13.4%
1940	13,146		-1.1%
1950	10,482		-20.3%
1960	8421		-19.7%
1970	7667		-9%
1980	8622		12.5%
1990	8457		-1.9%
2000	9652		14.1%
2010	9805		1.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

St. Clair County was formed in 1841. It was named after Arthur St. Clair (1736-1818), a general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence and later the first governor of the Northwest Territory (1788-1802).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , St. Clair County had 9,805 people in 4,320 households. The population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 4,320 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

20.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 32,217  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,309. 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

St. Clair County localities

Citys

• Appleton City
• Lowry City
• Osceola

Villages

• Collins
• Barley
• Roscoe
• Vista

Unincorporated Communities

Birdsong Blackjack Brown's Ford Chalk level Chloe Cobb

Crooks Springs Hardyville Harper Iconium Iuka Springs Johnson City

Lindale Monegaw Springs Ninnescah Park Ohio Osage Heights Oyer

Raney Taberville Tiffin Tracy

structure

St. Clair County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Appleton Township 1401    29-01504 Butler Township 1392    29-10108 Center township 250    29-12628 Chalk Level Township 189    29-13024 Collins Township 667    29-15580 Dallas Township 420    29-18100 Doyal Township 585    29-20008 Jackson Township 617    29-36080

Township Population (2010) FIPS Monegaw Township 256    29-49142 Osage Township 258    29-55208 Osceola Township 1923    29-55406 Polk Township 289    29-58862 Roscoe Township 570    29-63092 Speedwell Township 511    29-69356 Taber Township 190    29-72124 Washington Township 287    29-77686

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Clair County, Missouri

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758547. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - St. Clair 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  

Web links

Commons : St. Clair County, Missouri  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - St. Clair County, Missouri

Coordinates: 38 ° 2 ′  N , 93 ° 46 ′  W