Vernon County, Missouri
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : | Nevada |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 100 West Cherry Nevada, MO 64772-0000 |
Foundation : | 1851 |
Area code : | 001 417 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 21,159 (2010) |
Population density : | 9.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2168 km² |
Water surface : | 8 km² |
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Website : www.vernoncountymo.org |
The Vernon County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 21,159 residents and a population density of 9.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Nevada .
geography
The county is located in southwest Missouri and borders Kansas to the west . It is bounded in the northeast by the Osage River and has an area of 2168 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Vernon County:
Linn County, Kansas |
Bates County | St. Clair County |
Bourbon County, Kansas |
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Cedar County |
Crawford County, Kansas |
Barton County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 4850 | - | |
1870 | 11,247 | 131.9% | |
1880 | 19,369 | 72.2% | |
1890 | 31,505 | 62.7% | |
1900 | 31,619 | 0.4% | |
1910 | 28,827 | -8.8% | |
1920 | 26,069 | -9.6% | |
1930 | 25,031 | -4% | |
1940 | 25,586 | 2.2% | |
1950 | 22,685 | -11.3% | |
1960 | 20,540 | -9.5% | |
1970 | 19,065 | -7.2% | |
1980 | 19,806 | 3.9% | |
1990 | 19,041 | -3.9% | |
2000 | 20,454 | 7.4% | |
2010 | 21,159 | 3.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Vernon County was formed in 1851. It was named after Colonel Miles Vernon , a future US Senator .
One location has National Historic Landmark status , the Carrington Osage Village Sites .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Vernon County had 21,159 people in 8,329 households. The population density was 9.8 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.45 people lived in each of the 8,329 households.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 34,387 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,314. 21.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Vernon County localities
1 - partially in Cedar County
structure
Vernon County is divided into 20 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758561. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Vernon County, MO. Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . 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 April 10, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 37 ° 51 ′ N , 94 ° 20 ′ W