Wayne County, Missouri
Wayne County Courthouse |
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : | Greenville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 48 Greenville, MO 63944-0048 |
Foundation : | 1818 |
Made up from: | Cape Girardeau County and Lawrence County |
Area code : | 001 573 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 13,521 (2010) |
Population density : | 6.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2005 km² |
Water surface : | 34 km² |
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The Wayne County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 13,521 residents and a population density of 6.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Greenville .
geography
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 1443 | - | |
1830 | 3264 | 126.2% | |
1840 | 3403 | 4.3% | |
1850 | 4518 | 32.8% | |
1860 | 5620 | 24.4% | |
1870 | 6068 | 8th % | |
1880 | 9096 | 49.9% | |
1890 | 11,927 | 31.1% | |
1900 | 15,309 | 28.4% | |
1910 | 15,181 | -0.8% | |
1920 | 13,012 | -14.3% | |
1930 | 12,243 | -5.9% | |
1940 | 12,794 | 4.5% | |
1950 | 10,514 | -17.8% | |
1960 | 8638 | -17.8% | |
1970 | 8546 | -1.1% | |
1980 | 11,277 | 32% | |
1990 | 11,543 | 2.4% | |
2000 | 13,259 | 14.9% | |
2010 | 13,521 | 2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
The county is located in southeast Missouri on the eastern edge of the Ozark Plateau , is about 50 km from Arkansas in the south and has an area of 2005 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers are water.
Wayne County is traversed by the St. Francis River , which is dammed on the border of Butler County to Lake Wappapello .
The following neighboring counties border Wayne County:
Iron County | Madison County | |
Reynolds County | Bollinger County | |
Carter County | Butler County | Stoddard County |
Protected areas
- Mark Twain State Park (partially)
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (partially)
history
The first white settlers came to what is now Wayne County from the eastern United States around 1800. The first settlements were the still existing places Patterson and Greenville , which were formally subordinate to the then still ruling Spanish colonial authorities.
Wayne County was formed in 1818 from parts of Cape Girardeau County and Lawrence County in what was then the Missouri Territory . It was named after General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence .
In 1943, the Wappapello Dam was completed, creating Lake Wappapello.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Wayne County had 13,521 people in 5,838 households. The population density was 6.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.29 people lived in each of the 5838 households.
20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 30,621 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,105. 19.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Wayne County localities
structure
Wayne County is divided into ten townships :
Township | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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Benton Township | 3796 | 29-04816 |
Black River Township | 711 | 29-06112 |
Cedar Creek Township | 448 | 29-12304 |
Cowan Township | 627 | 29-16966 |
Jefferson Township | 289 | 29-36987 |
Logan Township | 1486 | 29-43616 |
Lost Creek Township | 2288 | 29-44120 |
Mill Spring Township | 908 | 29-48404 |
St. Francois Township | 2094 | 29-64334 |
Williams Township | 874 | 29-79972 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758564. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Wayne 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
- ^ E-ReferenceDesk - Wayne County. Retrieved April 4, 2012
- ↑ 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 4, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 37 ° 7 ′ N , 90 ° 28 ′ W