Grundy County, Missouri

Grundy County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1841
Named for	Felix Grundy, U.S. Attorney General under U.S. President Van Buren
Seat	Trenton
Largest city	Trenton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	437.98 sq mi (1,134 km²) 435.82 sq mi (1,129 km²) 2.16 sq mi (6 km²), 0.49
Population  - (2000)  - Density	10,432 24/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Grundy County Courthouse

Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 10,432. Its county seat is Trenton.

The county was organized on January 29, 1841, from part of Livingston County, Missouri and is named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 437.98 square miles (1,134.4 km²), of which 435.82 square miles (1,128.8 km²) (or 99.51%) is land and 2.16 square miles (5.6 km²) (or 0.49%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Mercer County (north)
• Sullivan County (east)
• Linn County (southeast)
• Livingston County (south)
• Daviess County (southwest)
• Harrison County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 65
• Route 6
• Route 146
• Route 190

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	17,832		—
1910	16,744		−6.1%
1920	17,554		4.8%
1930	16,135		−8.1%
1940	15,716		−2.6%
1950	13,220		−15.9%
1960	12,220		−7.6%
1970	11,819		−3.3%
1980	11,959		1.2%
1990	10,536		−11.9%
2000	10,432		−1.0%

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,432 people, 4,382 households, and 2,887 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,382 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,333, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $26,706 versus $18,043 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,432. About 12.30% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Galt Laredo

Spickard Trenton

• Tindall — town
• Brimson — village
• Edinburg — unincorporated

See also

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

External links

• http://www.grundycountymo.com - Grundy County Official Website
• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Grundy County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books