Barry County (Missouri)
The Barry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 35 597 inhabitants and a population density of 17.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cassville, which was named after Lewis Cass, a governor of the Michigan Territory.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southwest of Missouri, on the south by Arkansas, is located in the west about 50 miles from Oklahoma and Kansas and has an area of 2048 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Barry County was formed on January 5, 1835 from parts of Greene County. It was named after William Taylor Barry (1784-1835) from Kentucky, who served as U.S. Postmaster General from 1829 to 1835.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Barry County 35 597 people in 14,256 households. The population density was 17.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 14,256 households lived statistically 2.49 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 92.1 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 7.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 36,143. The per capita income was $ 19,363. 17.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Barry County
Citys
- Cassville
- Exeter
- Monett1
- Pierce City2
- Purdy
- Seligman
- Washburn
- Wheaton
Villages
- Arrow Point
- Butterfield
- Chain -O- Lakes
- Emerald Beach
Census-designated place (CDP )
- Shell Knob3
Unincorporated communities other
- Cato
- Eagle Rock
- Golden
- Jenkins
- Pulaskifield
- Pleasant Ridge
- Scholten
- Viola3
- Wheelerville
- Yonkerville
1 - partly in Lawrence County 2 - predominantly in Lawrence County 3 - partially in Stone County
Structure
The Barry County is divided into 25 townships: