Lewis County, Missouri
| Lewis County, Missouri | |
 Location in the state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1833 |
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| Seat | Monticello |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
510.85 sq mi (1,323 km²) 505.01 sq mi (1,308 km²) 5.85 sq mi (15 km²), 1.15% |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
10,211 20/sq mi (7.81/km²) |
Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 10,211. Its county seat is Monticello[1]. The county was organized in 1833 and named for explorer and governor of the Louisiana Territory, Meriwether Lewis.
Lewis County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 510.85 square miles (1,323.1 km2), of which 505.01 square miles (1,308.0 km2) (or 98.86%) is land and 5.85 square miles (15.2 km2) (or 1.15%) is water.[2]
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Clark County (north)
- Hancock County, Illinois (northeast)
- Adams County, Illinois (southeast)
- Marion County (south)
- Shelby County (southwest)
- Knox County (west)
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 16,724 |
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| 1910 | 15,514 | −7.2% | |
| 1920 | 13,465 | −13.2% | |
| 1930 | 12,093 | −10.2% | |
| 1940 | 11,490 | −5.0% | |
| 1950 | 10,733 | −6.6% | |
| 1960 | 10,984 | 2.3% | |
| 1970 | 10,993 | 0.1% | |
| 1980 | 10,901 | −0.8% | |
| 1990 | 10,233 | −6.1% | |
| 2000 | 10,494 | 2.6% | |
| 2010 | 10,211 | −2.7% | |
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 10,211 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 18.3% American, 11.2% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age is 36 years.
Median income for a household in the county is $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $19,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the poverty line.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Lewis County website (provided by University of Missouri Extension)
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Lewis County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
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Clark County | Hancock County, Illinois | |
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| Shelby County | Marion County | Adams County, Illinois |
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