Andrew County, Missouri

The Andrew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 17,291 inhabitants and a population density of 15.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Savannah, named after the city of Savannah in Georgia.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme northwest of Missouri on the east bank of the Missouri River, which forms the border with Kansas. Parallel to the Missouri River flows through the Platte River, the County, which flows a few kilometers above the further south Kansas City in Missouri. In the north, the Iowa border to be around 50 km away. The Andrew County has an area of ​​1131 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. At the Andrew County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Andrew County was formed on 29 January 1841 the population acquired by the Indians in the course of the disc Purchase territory. It was named after Andrew Jackson Davis, a lawyer and politician.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Andrew County 17,291 people in 6,633 households. The population density was 15.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6,633 households lived statistically 2.55 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 52,720. The per capita income was $ 24,009. 8.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Andrew County

Citys

• Bolckow
• Fillmore
• Rea

• Rosendale
• Savannah

Villages

• Amazonia
• Cosby
• Country Club

Unincorporated communities

• Helena
• Nodaway

Structure

The Andrew County is divided into 10 townships: