Atchison County (Missouri)

The Atchison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 5685 inhabitants and a population density of 4 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Rockport.

Geography

The County is located in the northwest corner of Missouri and is bordered to the north by Iowa. To the west of the Missouri forms the border with Nebraska. The Atchison County has an area of ​​1415 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The area of present-day Atchison County was ceded in 1836 in the wake of the plate purchase of the previously settled there Indians to the United States in 1837 and the state of Missouri slammed.

The Atchison County was formed on February 23, 1843 from former parts of the then larger Holt County. Was named the newly created County to David Rice Atchison (1807-1886), a U.S. Senator from Missouri.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Atchison County 5,685 people in 2,474 households. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 98.5 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 2,474 households lived statistically 2.27 per person.

20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 42,375. The per capita income was $ 23,659. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Atchison County

Citys

  • Fairfax
  • Rockport
  • Tarkio
  • Westboro

Village

  • Watson

Unincorporated communities

  • Langdon
  • Phelps City

Structure

The Atchison County is divided into 11 townships:

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