Montgomery County, Missouri

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Montgomery County, Missouri
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Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	December 14, 1818
Seat	Montgomery City
Largest city	Montgomery City
Area - Total - Land - Water	540 sq mi (1,399 km²) 537 sq mi (1,392 km²) 3 sq mi (7 km²), 0.53%
Population - (2000) - Density	12,136 23/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Richard Montgomery

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 12,136. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec, Canada. Its county seat is Montgomery City^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 square miles (1,399 km²), of which, 537 square miles (1,392 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Audrain County (northwest)
Pike County (northeast)
Lincoln County (east)
Warren County (southeast)
Gasconade County (south)
Callaway County (west)

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 12,136 people, 4,775 households, and 3,337 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 5,726 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.97% White, 2.04% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.1% were of German, 18.4% American, 10.2% English and 9.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 4,775 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,772, and the median income for a family was $38,632. Males had a median income of $27,933 versus $19,809 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,092. About 8.40% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Missouri

County seat: Montgomery City

Cities	Bellflower \| High Hill \| Jonesburg \| McKittrick \| Middletown \| Montgomery City \| New Florence \| Wellsville

Village	Rhineland

Unincorporated communities	Bluffton \| Buell \| Mineola