Knox County, Missouri

Knox County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	1745
Seat	Edina
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	506.77 sq mi (1,313 km²) 505.71 sq mi (1,310 km²) 1.07 sq mi (3 km²), 0.21%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	4,131 8/sq mi (3/km²)

Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,131. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized in 1845 and named for Secretary of War Gen. Henry Knox.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 506.77 square miles (1,312.5 km²), of which 505.71 square miles (1,309.8 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 1.07 square miles (2.8 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Scotland County (north)
• Clark County (northeast)
• Lewis County (east)
• Shelby County (south)
• Macon County (southwest)
• Adair County (west)

Major highways

• Route 6
• Route 11
• Route 15
• Route 151
• Route 156

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	13,479		—
1910	12,403		−8.0%
1920	10,783		−13.1%
1930	9,658		−10.4%
1940	8,878		−8.1%
1950	7,617		−14.2%
1960	6,558		−13.9%
1970	5,692		−13.2%
1980	5,508		−3.2%
1990	4,482		−18.6%
2000	4,361		−2.7%
2010	4,131		−5.3%

As of the census of 2010, there are 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The population density is 9 people per square mile (3/km²). There are 2,317 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.51% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,791 households out of which 27.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% are married couples living together, 6.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% are non-families. 29.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size is 2.93.

24.90% of the county's population is under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $27,124, and the median income for a family is $31,741. Males have a median income of $22,636 versus $18,902 for females. The per capita income for the county is $13,075. 18.00% of the population and 12.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.10% of those under the age of 18 and 16.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

The TFR for Knox County in 2004 was relatively high at 2.64, despite the population being 98% white. [1]

Cities, towns, communities

Baring Colony

Edina Hurdland

Knox City Newark

Novelty Plevna

Notable natives

• Terry Joyce, College football All-American & professional football player.
• George Turner, United States Senator

See also

• List of counties in Missouri
• Missouri census statistical areas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Missouri

External links

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