Adair County (Missouri)
The Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 25,607 inhabitants and a population density of 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Kirksville, named after Jesse Kirk, an early settler in the area.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme north of Missouri and is about 40 km from Iowa away. It has an area of 1475 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water are. At the Adair County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Adair County was formed on January 29, 1841 from parts of Macon County. It was named as the Adair County, Kentucky to John Adair (1757-1840), a former governor of Kentucky, and a general in the War of 1812.
The first permanent settlement began in 1828, 25 years after the Louisiana Purchase. Most settlers came from Kentucky. The first settlement was about 10 kilometers west of Kirksville, along the Cariton Rivers.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Adair County 25,607 people in 9,584 households. The population density was 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 9,584 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 1.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 31,176. The per capita income was $ 17,098. 26.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Adair County
Citys
- Brashear
- Greentop1
- Kirksville
- Novinger
Villages
- Gibbs
- Millard
Unincorporated communities
- Adair
- Connelsville
- Low Ground
- Martinstown
- Midland
- Nind
- Pure Air
- Shibleys Point
- Sperry
- Spring Lake
- Steel
- Sublette
- Willmathsville
- Yarrow
- Youngstown
1 - partially in Schuyler County
Structure
The Adair County is divided into 10 townships: