Pulaski County (Missouri)
The Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 52 274 inhabitants and a population density of 36.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Waynesville, which was named after General Anthony Wayne.
Geography
The County is located just south of the geographical center of Missouri in the Ozarks. It has an area of 1428 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water surface. At the Pulaski County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Pulaski County was formed in 1833. It was named after Casimir Pulaski (1745-1779), a Polish patriot who died in the Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Pulaski County 52 274 people in 15,412 households. The population density was 36.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 15,412 households lived statistically 2.58 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 79.3 percent white, 12.2 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 2.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 4.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 9.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.3 percent were 65 years or older. 44.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 43,155. The per capita income was $ 19,800. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Pulaski County
Citys
- Crocker
- Dixon
- Richland1
- Saint Robert
- Waynesville
Census-designated place (CDP )
- Fort Leonard Wood
Unincorporated communities
- Big Piney
- Blood country
- Buckhorn
- Cooksville
- Devils Elbow
- Franks
- Gospel Ridge
- Greenview
- Hancock
- Hanna
- Hawkeye
- Helmet
- Hooker
- Lackey
- Morgan Heights
- Ozark Springs
- Palace
- Ross Bridge
- Saint John
- Shady Grove
- Stillhouse Springs
- Swedeborg
- Turkey Ridge
- Wheelers Mill
1 - partly in Camden and Laclede County
Structure
The Pulaski County is divided into six townships: