Clark County, Missouri

Clark County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	1836
Named for	William Clark, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and later a Governor of Missouri Territory
Seat	Kahoka
Largest city	Kahoka
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	511.90 sq mi (1,326 km²) 507.31 sq mi (1,314 km²) 4.59 sq mi (12 km²), 0.90
Population  - (2010)  - Density	7,139 15/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 7,139. Its county seat is Kahoka. The county was organized in 1836 and named after William Clark, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and later a Governor of Missouri Territory.

Clark County is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 511.90 square miles (1,325.8 km²), of which 507.31 square miles (1,313.9 km²) (or 99.10%) is land and 4.59 square miles (11.9 km²) (or 0.90%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Van Buren County, Iowa (northwest)
• Lee County, Iowa (north)
• Hancock County, Illinois (east)
• Lewis County (south)
• Knox County (southwest)
• Scotland County (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 61
• U.S. Route 136
• Route 27
• Route 81

National protected area

• Great River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	15,383		—
1910	12,818		−16.7%
1920	11,874		−7.4%
1930	10,254		−13.6%
1940	10,166		−0.9%
1950	9,003		−11.4%
1960	8,725		−3.1%
1970	8,260		−5.3%
1980	8,493		2.8%
1990	7,547		−11.1%
2000	7,416		−1.7%
2010	7,139		−3.7%

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,139 people, 2,966 households, and 2,079 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 3,483 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.83% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,966 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,457, and the median income for a family was $36,270. Males had a median income of $27,279 versus $19,917 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,988. About 10.80% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

By 2006 the population of Clark County had fallen to 7,305.

Cities and towns

Alexandria Kahoka Luray

Revere St. Patrick Wayland

Wyaconda

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Missouri

External links

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Clark County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books