Andrew County, Missouri
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| Andrew County, Missouri | |
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 Location in the state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1841 |
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| Seat | Savannah |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
436 sq mi (1,131 km²) 435 sq mi (1,127 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.30% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
16,492 15/sq mi (6/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.andrewcounty.org | |
| Named for: Andrew Jackson Davis | |
Andrew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 16,492. Its county seat is Savannah[1]. The county was organized in 1841 and named for lawyer Andrew Jackson Davis. The county along with Buchanan and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas is included in the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 122,306 in 2006. It is currently part of the 12th district of the Missouri State Senate, currently represented by Brad Lager, and the 28th district of the Missouri House of Representatives, currently represented by Robert Schaaf.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 436 square miles (1,131 km²), of which, 435 square miles (1,127 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Nodaway County (north)
- Gentry County (northeast)
- DeKalb County (east)
- Buchanan County (south)
- Doniphan County, Kansas (southwest)
- Holt County (west)
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 16,492 people, 6,273 households, and 4,635 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 6,662 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.38% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,273 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,688, and the median income for a family was $46,067. Males had a median income of $32,955 versus $22,586 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,375. About 6.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Townships
Andrew County is divided into ten townships:
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[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
