Jackson County (Missouri)
The Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 674 158 inhabitants and a population density of 430.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. With Independence and named after the Kansas River Kansas City, the Jackson County has two administrative centers ( county seats ).
The Jackson County is part of the metropolitan area of Kansas City.
Geography
The County is located in northwest Missouri on the south bank of the Missouri River, on the west by Kansas and has an area of 1596 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water surface. At the Jackson County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Jackson County was formed on December 15, 1826 from parts of Lafayette County. It was named after Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the seventh President of the United States ( 1829-1837 ).
During the American Civil War, most settlements were destroyed and destroyed crops. This statement is also known under the General Order No. 11 ( 1863).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Jackson County 674 158 people in 269 515 households. The population density was 430.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 269 515 households lived statistically 2.53 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 66.9 percent white, 23.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 8.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 45,798. The per capita income was $ 24,817. 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Jackson County
Citys
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Grain Valley
- Grandview
- Greenwood
- Independence1
- Kansas City2
- Lake Lotawana
- Lake Tapawingo
- Lee's Summit3
- Levasy
- Lone Jack
- Oak Grove4
- Raytown
- Sugar Creek1
Villages
- River Bend
- Sibley
- Unity Village
Unincorporated communities
- Atherton
- Athol
- Belvidere
- Blue Mills
- Blue Summit
- Bryant
- Cement City
- Centropolis
- Cobbler
- Cockrell
- Courtney
- Dallas
- Dodson
- East Independence
- Englewood
- Eton
- Fairmount
- Flinn
- Hickman Mills
- Holmes Park
- Indian Village
- Jeffreys
- Knobtown
- Lake City
- Leeds
- Little Blue
- Longview
- Marlborough
- Martin City
- Maywood
- Melville
- Mount Washington
- New Santa Fe
- Red Bridge
- Ripley
- Rock Creek Junction
- Ruskin
- Ruskin Heights
- Sni Mills
- South Lee
- Tarsney
- Tarsney Lakes
- Vale
- Waldo
- Westport
1 - partly in Clay County 2 - partially in Clay, Cass and Platte County 3 - partially in Cass County 4 - partly in Lafayette County
Structure
The Jackson County is divided into eight townships: