Saline County, Missouri
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| Saline 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 | 1820 |
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| Seat | Marshall |
| Largest city | Marshall |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
765 sq mi (1,980 km²) 756 sq mi (1,957 km²) 9 sq mi (23 km²), 1.18% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
23,756 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: The salt springs in the region | |
Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 23,756. Its county seat is Marshall[1]. The county was established in 1820 and named for the region's salt springs.
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[edit] History
Saline County was settled primarily from migrants from the Upper South states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Saline was one of several counties settled mostly by southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie. In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population.[2] Residents generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 765 square miles (1,980 km²), of which, 756 square miles (1,957 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) of it (1.18%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Carroll County (northwest)
- Chariton County (northeast)
- Howard County (east)
- Cooper County (southeast)
- Pettis County (south)
- Lafayette County (west)
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 23,756 people, 9,015 households, and 6,013 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 10,019 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.03% White, 5.39% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 2.09% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. 4.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.7% were of German, 18.2% American, 9.8% English and 9.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 9,015 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,743, and the median income for a family was $39,234. Males had a median income of $27,180 versus $19,431 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,132. About 10.50% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ T. J. Stiles, Jesse James: The Last Rebel of the Civil War, New York: Vintage Books, 2003, pp.10-11
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
