Worth County, Missouri

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Worth County Courthouse
Worth County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Grant City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 450
Grant City, MO 64456-0450
Foundation : 1861
Area code : 001 660
Demographics
Residents : 2171  (2010)
Population density : 3.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 691 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Worth County within Missouri
Website : worthcounty.us

The Worth County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 2,171 people and a population density of 3.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Grant City , named after President Ulysses S. Grant .

geography

The county is located in northwest Missouri, borders Iowa to the north and has an area of ​​691 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. The following neighboring counties border Worth County:

Taylor County,
Iowa 		Ringgold County,
Iowa
Nodaway County Compass card (de) .svg Harrison County
Gentry County

history

Worth
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 5004 -
1880 8203 63.9%
1890 8738 6.5%
1900 9832 12.5%
1910 8007 -18.6%
1920 7642 -4.6%
1930 6535 -14.5%
1940 6345 -2.9%
1950 5120 -19.3%
1960 3936 -23.1%
1970 3359 -14.7%
1980 3008 -10.4%
1990 2440 -18.9%
2000 2382 -2.4%
2010 2171 -8.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Worth County was formed in 1861. It was named after William J. Worth (1794-1849) a general in the Mexican-American War .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 2,171 people in 977 households in Worth County. The population density was 3.1 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.18 people lived in the 977 households.

20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 38,220  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,229. 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Worth County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Worth County is divided into six townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Allen Township 165    29-00694
Fletchall Township 1072    29-24616
Greene Township 120    29-29188
Middlefork Township 201    29-47828
Smith Township 153    29-68348
Union Township 460    29-75076

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758566. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Worth County, MO. Retrieved October 4, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 4, 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 March 29, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′  N , 94 ° 25 ′  W