Livingston County, Missouri

Livingston County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 6, 1837
Named for	Secretary of State Edward Livingston
Seat	Chillicothe
Largest city	Chillicothe
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	538.48 sq mi (1,395 km²) 534.52 sq mi (1,384 km²) 3.95 sq mi (10 km²), 0.73%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	14,558 27/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.livingstoncountymo.com

Livingston County Courthouse in Chillicothe

Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2000, the population was 14,558. Its county seat is Chillicothe.

The county was organized on January 6, 1837, from part of Carroll County, Missouri and is named for Secretary of State Edward Livingston.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 538.48 square miles (1,394.7 km²), of which 534.52 square miles (1,384.4 km²) (or 99.26%) is land and 3.95 square miles (10.2 km²) (or 0.73%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Grundy County (north)
• Linn County (east)
• Chariton County (southeast)
• Carroll County (south)
• Caldwell County (southwest)
• Daviess County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• U.S. Route 65
• Route 190

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	22,302		—
1910	19,453		−12.8%
1920	18,857		−3.1%
1930	18,615		−1.3%
1940	18,000		−3.3%
1950	16,532		−8.2%
1960	15,771		−4.6%
1970	15,368		−2.6%
1980	15,739		2.4%
1990	14,592		−7.3%
2000	14,588		0%

At the 2000 census, there were 14,558 people, 5,736 households and 3,797 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 per square mile (11/km²). There were 6,467 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.91% White, 2.33% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,736 households of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

Age distribution was 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.50 males.

The median household income was $32,290, and the median family income was $40,902. Males had a median income of $29,782 versus $19,249 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,685. About 8.60% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Avalon Chillicothe Chula

Dawn Ludlow Mooresville

Utica Wheeling

See also

• Haun's Mill massacre
• Mormon War (1838)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston County, Missouri

External links

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