Washington County, Missouri

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Washington County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Potosi
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
102 North Missouri Street
Potosi, MO 63664-1744
Foundation : 1813
Area code : 001 573
Demographics
Residents : 25,195  (2010)
Population density : 12.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1975 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Washington County within Missouri
Website : www.washingtoncountymo.us

The Washington County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . At the 2010 census , the county had 25,195 residents and a population density of 12.8 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Potosi , which was named after a city in Bolivia in which there were large deposits of silver.

Washington County is part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in mid-southeast Missouri, about 45 km to the northeast from Illinois and the Mississippi River , and has an area of ​​1975 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Washington County:

Franklin County Jefferson County
Crawford County Compass card (de) .svg St. Francois County
Iron County

history

Washington

Washington County was formed on August 21, 1813 from former parts of Ste. Genevieve County formed. It was named after George Washington (1732–1799), the first President of the United States (1889–1897).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 2760 -
1830 6784 145.8%
1840 7213 6.3%
1850 8811 22.2%
1860 9723 10.4%
1870 11,719 20.5%
1880 12,896 10%
1890 13,153 2%
1900 14,263 8.4%
1910 13,378 -6.2%
1920 13,803 3.2%
1930 14,450 4.7%
1940 17,492 21.1%
1950 14,689 -16%
1960 14,346 -2.3%
1970 15,086 5.2%
1980 17,983 19.2%
1990 20,380 13.3%
2000 23,344 14.5%
2010 25.195 7.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

According to the 2010 census , Washington County had 25,195 people in 8,615 households. The population density was 12.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 95.8 percent white, 2.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

Statistically, there were 2.69 people each in the 8,615 households.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. 48.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 32,620  USD . The per capita income was $ 16,081. 24.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Washington County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Crawford County
2 - mostly in St. Francois County
3 - mostly in Jefferson County

structure

Washington County is divided into 11 townships :

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758563. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Washington County, IA. Retrieved April 6, 2012
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 27, 2011
  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 April 6, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Washington County, Missouri  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′  N , 90 ° 53 ′  W